let
Usage
What are other ways to say let?
The verb let is the familiar, conversational term for both allow and permit. Allow and permit are often interchangeable as terms that imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something, but permit is the more positive of the two. Allow implies complete absence of an attempt, or even an intent, to hinder. Permit suggests formal or implied assent or authorization.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
"Maybe sometimes composure has let him down in his career, but not here," he told Sky Sports about the former Everton striker.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham last week unveiled plans to let regional mayors slap a tax on hotel stays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
She thinks that investors should let the short-term volatility settle “and then step in and buy the high-quality names.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Their entire purpose is to make things taste deeper, richer and more satisfying, and on a Monday night I am happy to let them do their jobs.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Aunt J shows us her feed, an endless stream of videos and pictures of Black protesters in action, refusing to let the hate group stall or stop the opening.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Then when she was letted of her evil will, she ran to King Anguish and told him on her knees what traitor he had in his house.
From Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" by U. Waldo Cutler
How came it that some of ye—I know not whom!—thus letted and hindered my messenger?'
From The Fifth Queen Crowned by Ford Madox Ford
At the opening of the sixth, that which letted is taken out of the way, namely the heathen Roman Empire.
From Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John by Sir Isaac Newton
Some with a Carte, or with Beames under some colour, have letted the gate, that it could not bee shutte, and with this waie, made the entrie easie to the enemie.
From Machiavelli, Volume I by Edward Dacres
So folk followed them down to the ships, and all letted them of their journey, but attained to naught therein.
From The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda by William Morris
Some also criticised race organisers for letting her to continue.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
As he stepped up to the baseline, Alexander Zverev could be forgiven for letting his mind slip back to the last time he served for the US Open title.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
For Jason, that means never letting down Emily or his former Green Beret teammates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
As tempting as it is, you might want to skip letting artificial intelligence write your resume.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
She presses her lips together to form a tight line, letting me know she is done talking about it.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Vocabulary lists containing let
