let it be

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

let it be (third-person singular simple present lets it be, present participle letting it be, simple past and past participle let it be)

1. (idiomatic) To leave something to follow its natural course; this involves desisting from any intent to intervene.

   Let it be. The more you interfere, the worse it will get.

   • 1970, Paul McCartney (lyrics and music), “Let It Be”, performed by The Beatles:

     Whispering words of wisdom, let it be.

Synonyms

• leave it alone
• leave it be
• let it alone
• it is what it is (in one of its senses)

Translations

leave something to follow its natural course

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 就這樣吧／就这样吧 (jiù zhè yàng ba), 由它去吧 (yóu tā qù ba), 随它去吧 (suí tā qù ba), 順其自然／顺其自然 (zh) (shùnqízìrán)

• Finnish: antaa olla
• Galician: deixar estar
• Georgian: იყოს (iq̇os)
• Italian: lasciare correre, sia quel che sia
• Lithuanian: tebūnie (lt)
• Macedonian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: deixar estar, não mexer
• Russian: пусть бу́дет так (pustʹ búdet tak), пусть так и бу́дет (pustʹ tak i búdet), оста́вь как есть (ostávʹ kak jestʹ)
• Tamil: இருக்கடும் (irukkaṭum), அப்படி இருக்கடும் (appaṭi irukkaṭum)
• Ukrainian: хай буде (xaj bude)

See also

• laissez faire
• let be
• so be it

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