Complete Definition of "let"

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English

rank|whole|find|got|192|let|world|thing|set

Pronunciation
SAMPA|/lEt/
IPA|/lεt/
audio|en-us-let.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t|-�t

Etymology 1
OE. lætan (to allow, to let go, to bequeath, to leave, to rent)

Verb
en-verb|lets|letting|let|let or rarely letten

  1. To allow.
  2. To put up for rent.

Synonyms
allow (1)
permit (1)

Translations
trans-top|to allow
Bosnian: pustiti, dozvoliti
Croatian: pustiti, dozvoliti
Danish: tillade,lade
Dutch: laten, toestaan
German: lassen
Ido: lasar
Italian: permettere, lasciare
trans-mid
Romanian: l�sa
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: п���и�и, дозволи�и
:Roman: pustiti, dozvoliti
Slovene: pustiti
Spanish: permitir, dejar
Vietnamese: tr� (literally: to give), ��
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trans-top|to put up for rent
Dutch: verhuren
trans-mid
German: vermieten
Spanish: alquilar, arrendar
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Etymology 2
From OE. lettan (to hinder, to delay).

Noun
en-noun

  1. A hindrance.

#:...without let or hindrance (on all commonwealth passports)

  1. context|tennis The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally.

Translations
trans-top|a hindrance
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|the hindrance
German: Netzball m
trans-mid
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Category:English irregular past participles
Category:English irregular simple past forms
Category:English irregular verbs
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Bosnian
Noun
bs-noun|g=m|letovi

  1. flight

Declension
bs-decl-noun
|let|letovi
|leta|letova
|letu|letovima
|let|letove
|lete|letovi
|letom|letovima
|letu|letovima


Croatian
Noun
hr-noun|g=m|letovi

  1. flight

Declension
hr-decl-noun
|let|letovi
|leta|letova
|letu|letovima
|let|letove
|lete|letovi
|letu|letovima
|letom|letovima


Czech

Pronunciation
audio|Cs-let.ogg|audio

Noun
let m

  1. flight

Category:Czech nouns


Danish

Adjective
let

  1. light
  2. easy

Category:Danish adjectives


Dutch
Verb
infl|nl|verb|cat=verb forms

  1. Singular present tense of letten.
  2. Imperative form of letten.

Serbian
Noun
sr-noun|g=m|letovi

  1. flight

Declension
sr-decl-noun
|let|letovi
|leta|letova
|letu|letovima
|let|letove
|lete|letovi
|letom|letovima
|letu|letovima


Slovene

Noun
let m

  1. flight

Category:Slovene nouns

ar:let
de:let
et:let
el:let
fa:let
fr:let
gl:let
io:let
it:let
ku:let
la:let
hu:let
ja:let
pl:let
ru:let
simple:let
sl:let
fi:let
sv:let
ta:let
te:let
vi:let
tr:let
uk:let
vo:let
zh:let

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