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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Santa Margarita received the final at-large berth for the Southern Section Division 2 baseball playoffs, but the Eagles made clear on Thursday they are not going to let anyone think they lucked into the spot.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
“It was soul-crushing every single day,” said Kristen Haskell, a 56-year-old mechanical engineer living in Maine, who spent five months doomjobbing after she was let go from her job last February.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Ed died in 2019, when rules let people take minimum distributions from inherited retirement accounts over their lifetimes, allowing the balances to grow tax deferred for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Some singers are born with it: a teardrop in their voice that grabs you by the heart and refuses to let go.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
I look away, determined not to let her absence interfere with what I’m about to do.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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