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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
As she proved last week, this young Englishwoman has come a long way in her first 12 months on tour since emerging from LET Tour School.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025
This week’s field will be competing for £72,000 compared with £59,000 in 2023, the highest purse on the LET Access Series - the feeder circuit that leads to the LET.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2024
Boutier moved up to No. 9 in the LET standings.
From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2023
Part of the appeal is the strongest LET schedule in history, and a big part is the Solheim Cup.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023
LET us drain the nectar'd bowl, Let us raise the song of soul To him, the God who loves so well The nectar'd bowl, the choral swell!
From The Odes of Anacreon by Moore, Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing let
