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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This week she is off to a more lucrative LET event - you guessed it - the Aramco Series event at Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025
"The talent deserves more than that. That’s my view on it; the sacrifice, the talent, the stories, the personalities that are out there on the LET tour deserve to have that."
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2024
Boutier moved up to No. 9 in the LET standings.
From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2023
The field will comprise 60 players from the LET and 50 from among the top 300 in the world.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2023
The painting of "TO LET" boards has become a lost art.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 26, 1919 by Various
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