let

verb
[L4177]

Related

Derived from leten

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • simple present : let
  • simple present, singular, third person : lets
  • present participle : letting
  • simple past : let
  • past participle : let

Senses

  • to allow; not to prevent

    • O Love that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in Thee;

  • to rent out property to another

    • 1890: She had taken her passage for Europe, and was very anxious to let the flat before she sailed.
    [A Hazard of New Fortunes]

  • introduces a cohortative (self-encouragement) or jussive (indirect command) utterance

    • Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table;

let

noun
[L323209]

Forms

  • singular : let
  • plural : lets

Senses

  • a property that is available to rent
  • the period a property is rented for