Idioms for let
Origin of let
1
before 900; Middle English
leten, Old English
lǣtan; cognate with Dutch
laten, German
lassen, Old Norse
lāta, Gothic
lētan; akin to Greek
lēdeîn to be weary, Latin
lassus tired. See
late
SYNONYMS FOR let
synonym study for let
1. See
allow.
usage note for let
Let us is used in all varieties of speech and writing to introduce a suggestion or a request:
Let us consider all the facts before deciding. The contracted form
let's occurs mostly in informal speech and writing:
Let's go. Let's not think about that right now. Perhaps because
let's has come to be felt as a word in its own right rather than as the contraction of
let us, it is often followed in informal speech and writing by redundant or appositional pronouns:
Let's us plan a picnic. Let's you and I (or
me )
get together tomorrow. Both
Let's you and me and
Let's you and I occur in the relaxed speech of educated speakers. The former conforms to the traditional rules of grammar; the latter, nonetheless, occurs more frequently. See also
leave1.
Words nearby let
Definition for let (2 of 4)
let
2
[ let ]
/ lɛt /
noun
(in tennis, badminton, etc.) any play that is voided and must be replayed, especially a service that hits the net and drops into the proper part of the opponent's court.
Chiefly Law.
an impediment or obstacle: to act without let or hindrance.
verb (used with object), let·ted or let, let·ting.
Archaic.
to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
Origin of let
2
before 900; Middle English
letten (v.),
lette (noun; derivative of the v.), Old English
lettan (v.), derivative of
læt slow, tardy,
late; cognate with Old Norse
letja to hinder
Definition for let (3 of 4)
-let
a diminutive suffix attached to nouns (booklet; piglet; ringlet), and, by extraction from bracelet, a suffix denoting a band, piece of jewelry, or article of clothing worn on the part of the body specified by the noun (anklet; wristlet).
Definition for let (4 of 4)
let's
[ lets ]
/ lɛts /
contraction of let us.
usage note for let's
See
contraction,
let1.
British Dictionary definitions for let (1 of 4)
let
1
/ (lɛt) /
verb lets, letting or let (tr; usually takes an infinitive without to or an implied infinitive)
noun
British
the act of letting property or accommodation
the majority of new lets are covered by the rent regulations
Word Origin for let
Old English
lǣtan to permit; related to Gothic
lētan, German
lassen
British Dictionary definitions for let (2 of 4)
let
2
/ (lɛt) /
noun
an impediment or obstruction (esp in the phrase without let or hindrance)
tennis squash
- a minor infringement or obstruction of the ball, requiring a point to be replayed
- the point so replayed
verb lets, letting, letted or let
(tr) archaic
to hinder; impede
Word Origin for let
Old English
lettan to hinder, from
læt
late; related to Old Norse
letja
British Dictionary definitions for let (3 of 4)
-let
suffix forming nouns
small or lesser
booklet; starlet
an article of attire or ornament worn on a specified part of the body
anklet
Word Origin for -let
from Old French
-elet, from Latin
-āle, neuter of adj suffix
-ālis or from Latin
-ellus, diminutive suffix
British Dictionary definitions for let (4 of 4)
let's
/ (lɛts) /
contraction of
let us: used to express a suggestion, command, etc, by the speaker to himself and his hearers
Idioms and Phrases with let
let