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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After some grumbling among initial group members about letting extroverts in, Honoré tweaked the language to introverts and allies.
You can't let the striker just get a shot away in that situation.
From BBC
The drop is ugly, but we’re not quite ready to let this one go.
From Barron's
“It was not a ‘let’s talk about this’ kind of thing,” Simon told staff.
"Epstein is the story and don't let up."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
