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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In an interview with biographer Michael D’Antonio, Trump let slip that one of his favorite songs of all time was a schmaltzy piano ballad recorded by the late, great Peggy Lee.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Angfurba also suggests that Hillary Dawa should have established contact to let the company know he was still alive.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Perpetual futures let traders bet on an asset’s price without owning it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Macklem said senior officials “agreed to look through the war’s near-term impact on inflation but if energy prices stay high, we will not let their effects become broad-based persistent inflation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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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