'LET' definitions:

Definition of 'LET'

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noun
A brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus" [syn: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army of the Pure, Army of the Righteous]
noun
A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again [syn: let, net ball]
verb
Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn: let, allow, permit] [ant: keep, prevent]
verb
Actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"
verb
Consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn: permit, allow, let, countenance] [ant: disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto]
verb
Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn: get, let, have]
verb
Leave unchanged; "let it be"
verb
Grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: lease, let, rent]

Definition of 'Let'

From: GCIDE
  • Let \Let\ (l[e^]t), v. t. [OE. letten, AS. lettan to delay, to hinder, fr. l[ae]t slow; akin to D. letten to hinder, G. verletzen to hurt, Icel. letja to hold back, Goth. latjan. See Late.] To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]
  • He was so strong that no man might him let. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • He who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. --2. Thess. ii. 7. [1913 Webster]
  • Mine ancient wound is hardly whole, And lets me from the saddle. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Let'

From: GCIDE
  • Let \Let\, n.
  • 1. A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic. --Keats. [1913 Webster]
  • Consider whether your doings be to the let of your salvation or not. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Lawn Tennis) A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Let'

From: GCIDE
  • Let \Let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Let (Letted (l[e^]t"t[e^]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. Letting.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS. l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to OFries. l[=e]ta, OS. l[=a]tan, D. laten, G. lassen, OHG. l[=a]zzan, Icel. l[=a]ta, Sw. l[*a]ta, Dan. lade, Goth. l[=e]tan, and L. lassus weary. The original meaning seems to have been, to let loose, let go, let drop. Cf. Alas, Late, Lassitude, Let to hinder.]
  • 1. To leave; to relinquish; to abandon. [Obs. or Archaic, except when followed by alone or be.] [1913 Webster]
  • He . . . prayed him his voyage for to let. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Yet neither spins nor cards, ne cares nor frets, But to her mother Nature all her care she lets. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • Let me alone in choosing of my wife. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To consider; to think; to esteem. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To cause; to make; -- used with the infinitive in the active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, i. e., cause to be made; let bring, i. e., cause to be brought. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • This irous, cursed wretch Let this knight's son anon before him fetch. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • He . . . thus let do slay hem all three. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Anon he let two coffers make. --Gower. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In this sense, when followed by an infinitive, the latter is commonly without the sign to; as to let us walk, i. e., to permit or suffer us to walk. Sometimes there is entire omission of the verb; as, to let [to be or to go] loose. [1913 Webster]
  • Pharaoh said, I will let you go. --Ex. viii. 28. [1913 Webster]
  • If your name be Horatio, as I am let to know it is. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The active form of the infinitive of let, as of many other English verbs, is often used in a passive sense; as, a house to let (i. e., for letting, or to be let). This form of expression conforms to the use of the Anglo-Saxon gerund with to (dative infinitive) which was commonly so employed. See Gerund, 2. " Your elegant house in Harley Street is to let." --Thackeray. In the imperative mood, before the first person plural, let has a hortative force. " Rise up, let us go." --Mark xiv. 42. " Let us seek out some desolate shade." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • To let alone, to leave; to withdraw from; to refrain from interfering with.
  • To let blood, to cause blood to flow; to bleed.
  • To let down. (a) To lower. (b) To soften in tempering; as, to let down tools, cutlery, and the like.
  • To let fly or To let drive, to discharge with violence, as a blow, an arrow, or stone. See under Drive, and Fly.
  • To let in or To let into. (a) To permit or suffer to enter; to admit. (b) To insert, or imbed, as a piece of wood, in a recess formed in a surface for the purpose.
  • To let loose, to remove restraint from; to permit to wander at large.
  • To let off. (a) To discharge; to let fly, as an arrow; to fire the charge of, as a gun. (b) To release, as from an engagement or obligation. [Colloq.]
  • To let out. (a) To allow to go forth; as, to let out a prisoner. (b) To extend or loosen, as the folds of a garment; to enlarge; to suffer to run out, as a cord. (c) To lease; to give out for performance by contract, as a job. (d) To divulge.
  • To let slide, to let go; to cease to care for. [Colloq.] " Let the world slide." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Let'

From: GCIDE
  • Let \Let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Let (Letted (l[e^]t"t[e^]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. Letting.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS. l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to OFries. l[=e]ta, OS. l[=a]tan, D. laten, G. lassen, OHG. l[=a]zzan, Icel. l[=a]ta, Sw. l[*a]ta, Dan. lade, Goth. l[=e]tan, and L. lassus weary. The original meaning seems to have been, to let loose, let go, let drop. Cf. Alas, Late, Lassitude, Let to hinder.]
  • 1. To leave; to relinquish; to abandon. [Obs. or Archaic, except when followed by alone or be.] [1913 Webster]
  • He . . . prayed him his voyage for to let. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Yet neither spins nor cards, ne cares nor frets, But to her mother Nature all her care she lets. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • Let me alone in choosing of my wife. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To consider; to think; to esteem. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To cause; to make; -- used with the infinitive in the active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, i. e., cause to be made; let bring, i. e., cause to be brought. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • This irous, cursed wretch Let this knight's son anon before him fetch. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • He . . . thus let do slay hem all three. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Anon he let two coffers make. --Gower. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In this sense, when followed by an infinitive, the latter is commonly without the sign to; as to let us walk, i. e., to permit or suffer us to walk. Sometimes there is entire omission of the verb; as, to let [to be or to go] loose. [1913 Webster]
  • Pharaoh said, I will let you go. --Ex. viii. 28. [1913 Webster]
  • If your name be Horatio, as I am let to know it is. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The active form of the infinitive of let, as of many other English verbs, is often used in a passive sense; as, a house to let (i. e., for letting, or to be let). This form of expression conforms to the use of the Anglo-Saxon gerund with to (dative infinitive) which was commonly so employed. See Gerund, 2. " Your elegant house in Harley Street is to let." --Thackeray. In the imperative mood, before the first person plural, let has a hortative force. " Rise up, let us go." --Mark xiv. 42. " Let us seek out some desolate shade." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • To let alone, to leave; to withdraw from; to refrain from interfering with.
  • To let blood, to cause blood to flow; to bleed.
  • To let down. (a) To lower. (b) To soften in tempering; as, to let down tools, cutlery, and the like.
  • To let fly or To let drive, to discharge with violence, as a blow, an arrow, or stone. See under Drive, and Fly.
  • To let in or To let into. (a) To permit or suffer to enter; to admit. (b) To insert, or imbed, as a piece of wood, in a recess formed in a surface for the purpose.
  • To let loose, to remove restraint from; to permit to wander at large.
  • To let off. (a) To discharge; to let fly, as an arrow; to fire the charge of, as a gun. (b) To release, as from an engagement or obligation. [Colloq.]
  • To let out. (a) To allow to go forth; as, to let out a prisoner. (b) To extend or loosen, as the folds of a garment; to enlarge; to suffer to run out, as a cord. (c) To lease; to give out for performance by contract, as a job. (d) To divulge.
  • To let slide, to let go; to cease to care for. [Colloq.] " Let the world slide." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Let'

From: GCIDE
  • Let \Let\, v. i.
  • 1. To forbear. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. See note under Let, v. t. [1913 Webster]
  • To let on, to tell; to tattle; to divulge something. [Low]
  • To let up, to become less severe; to diminish; to cease; as, when the storm lets up. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'let'

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Words containing 'LET'