- ˈlet sth ˌout
- phrasal verb
to make a noiseAs he walked away, he let out a sigh of relief.[/ex]
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˈlet sth ˌout
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let somebody out — ˌlet sb ˈout derived to make sb stop feeling that they are involved in sth or have to do sth • They think the attacker was very tall so that lets you out. related noun ↑let out Main entry: ↑letderived … Useful english dictionary
let*/*/*/ — [let] (past tense and past participle let) verb 1) [T] to allow something to happen, or to allow someone to do something Alice s mum won t let her come with us.[/ex] I stepped back and let him pass.[/ex] The large windows let in a lot of… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
let — [let] verb let PTandPP letting PRESPART [transitive] PROPERTY also let out to allow someone to use a room or building in return for rent … Financial and business terms
ˌdrag sth ˈout — phrasal verb to make something continue for longer than necessary Let s not drag this meeting out any more than we have already.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌhire sth ˈout — phrasal verb British to let someone use something temporarily in return for money This room is often hired out for private parties.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
let — let1 W1S1 [let] v past tense and past participle let present participle letting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(allow)¦ 2¦(not stop something happening)¦ 3 let go 4 let somebody go 5¦(suggest/offer)¦ 6 let s see 7 let me think … Dictionary of contemporary English
ˌlet sb/sth ˈout — phrasal verb to allow a person or animal to leave a place … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
let something into something — ˌlet sth ˈinto sth derived to put sth into the surface of sth so that it does not stick out from it • a window let into a wall Main entry: ↑letderived … Useful english dictionary
let — 1 /let/ verb past tense and past participle letpresent participle letting 1 ALLOW (transitive not in passive) a) to allow someone to do something: I wanted to go out but my Dad wouldn t let me. | let sb do sth: She won t let her children play by… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
out — 1 /aUt/ adverb, adjective (adv only after verb, adj not before noun) 1 NOT INSIDE STH from the inside of something: She opened the envelope and took the letter out. (+ of): The diary must have fallen out of her pocket. | Someone has torn the last … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
