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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So let us know how you plan to watch—and if you have any strategies for getting your loved ones to let you park yourself on the coach eight hours of soccer a day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
On their showing in Germany two years ago, he adds: "We let ourselves down. We didn't play as well as we should have done and I probably didn't make the decisions that I should have."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Perpetual futures let traders bet on an asset’s price without owning it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Honestly, I’m dubious of the film’s certainty that folks even have the bandwidth to care about such news, let alone agree on what they’re seeing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The beautiful hunter didn't let him remain on his knees, for he was the squire of a very famous knight, she said.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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