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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Even by mid-summer standards, the current hot spell would be significant - let alone for May.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
"This heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid-summer, let alone May," it said on X.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
But that alone is reason enough not to let our memories fade away, even when that might seem easier.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Major AI assistants let users turn off memory entirely, and each offers some way to view, edit or delete what’s been stored.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
To not let my love of my favorite food get tangled up in the memory of this day.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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