Meaning & use
let
To allow or permit something to happen or someone to do something.
See it in a sentence
Her parents let her stay out later on weekends now that she is older.
The teacher let the students choose their own topics for the project.
A note on using this word
In British English, "let" also means to rent out property, as in "a room to let."
Words with a similar meaning
allowpermit
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
forbidprevent
Another way to use it
2. noun
In tennis and similar sports, a serve that touches the net but still lands correctly and must be replayed.
The umpire called a let, so the player served again.
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