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
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“It’s less time in the dealership,” Jordhamo says of reaching younger consumers, especially Gen Z. “Those traditional things have to be let go of.”
From Los Angeles Times
It’s not trying to do anything radical in terms of making it new or updating it, but let’s set it very much unapologetically in the modern moment.
From Los Angeles Times
"It can't be that hard, let's get after them," he said.
From BBC
If your flight is cancelled, and it is covered by UK law, your airline must let you choose between either getting a refund or being booked on to an alternative flight.
From BBC
Thierry Henry says former assistant Wilfried Nancy should be given more time at Celtic, and the club must "let him cook" before judging their new manager at the end of the season.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
