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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IPOs of this size are engineered to let early insiders and institutions convert paper wealth into real wealth.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
And everyone told us Barbara Broccoli would never let us use it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
In an interview with biographer Michael D’Antonio, Trump let slip that one of his favorite songs of all time was a schmaltzy piano ballad recorded by the late, great Peggy Lee.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Sentencing Tajik, the judge noted that the Afghan national let go of the tiller as rescuers arrived, which resulted in the boat spinning around, further increasing the threat to those on board.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
I let the water run over me and close my eyes.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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