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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But on behalf of all survivors everywhere, of any gender, identity or age, let me give you some blanket answers to “Why now?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
But the let record show that Levine, like most of Wall Street, remains headline bullish and thinks the S&P 500 will rise from just under 7,000 today to 7,600 by year’s end.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Looking down at her chief executive, who was stationed nearby as a spotter, she called out: “Josep Maria, don’t let me fall!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has urged people not to block roads and to let healthcare workers reach their patients, adding that "disruption threatens life".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Mom only let us keep him because Calvin said he’d already named him.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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