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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And could he let other legacy acts in on the secret?
To make ends meet in the face of a 30% increase in cost of goods, my company has let go of employees, sold a vehicle and taken on massive loans at high interest rates.
"Having antibodies that can selectively recognise them lets us map where they appear and how they change across different pathogens. That knowledge feeds directly into better diagnostics and therapies."
From Science Daily
He was going to let them know when the right moment came.
From Literature
“You have to let me in,” cried Livingston.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
