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Synonyms for let
lɛtlet
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
let
We allow that which we do not attempt to hinder; we permit that to which we give some express authorization. When this is given verbally it is called permission; when in writing it is commonly called a permit. There are establishments that any one will be allowed to visit without challenge or hindrance; there are others that no one is allowed to visit without a permit from the manager; there are others to which visitors are admitted at specified times, without a formal permit. We allow a child's innocent intrusion; we concede a right; grant a request; consent to a sale of property; permit an inspection of accounts; sanction a marriage; tolerate the rudeness of a well-meaning servant; submit to a surgical operation; yield to a demand or necessity against our wish or will, or yield something under compulsion; as, the sheriff yielded the keys at the muzzle of a revolver, and allowed the mob to enter. Suffer, in the sense of mild concession, is now becoming rare, its place being taken by allow, permit, or tolerate. Compare PERMISSION.
See also synonyms for PROHIBIT.
Synonyms:
admit, allow, concede, consent to, grant, permit, sanction, suffer, tolerate, yieldAntonyms:
deny, disallow, disapprove, forbid, protest, refuse, reject, resist, withstandPreposition:
To allow of (in best recent usage, simply to allow) such an action; allow one in such a course; allow for spending-money.
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Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army of the Pure, Army of the Righteousnoun
a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
"Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"
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net balllet, net ballverb
a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
Synonyms:
net balllet, allow, permitverb
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
"This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
Synonyms:
rent, admit, have, grant, set aside, appropriate, tolerate, give up, reserve, get, countenance, permit, provide, leave, allow, take into account, lease, allow for, earmarkletverb
actively cause something to happen
"I let it be known that I was not interested"
permit, allow, let, countenanceverb
consent to, give permission
"She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
Synonyms:
rent, admit, have, grant, set aside, appropriate, give up, reserve, tolerate, countenance, permit, provide, get, leave, allow, take into account, lease, allow for, earmarkget, let, haveverb
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
"He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
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take, make, mystify, experience, develop, draw, have, hold, become, sustain, receive, scram, consume, amaze, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, go, fix, pay back, rent, stick, suffer, beat, set about, get down, arrive, incur, deliver, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, start, birth, lease, arrest, accept, give, bring, bewilder, mother, induce, countenance, buzz off, catch, feature, obtain, beget, flummox, get, generate, capture, have got, find, baffle, produce, start out, pose, vex, give birth, aim, allow, throw, perplex, get under one's skin, gravel, begin, fetch, father, bear, commence, puzzle, set out, convey, own, acquire, come, pay off, possess, bugger off, cause, ingest, take in, permit, nonplusletverb
leave unchanged
"let it be"
lease, let, rentverb
grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
"I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
Synonyms:
take, allow, countenance, get, rent, engage, permit, lease, charter, have, hire
Dictionary of English Synonymes
letverb
Synonyms:
allow, permit, suffer, give leave to, give permission toletverb
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lease, put to hireletnoun
Synonyms:
hinderance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction
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How to use let in a sentence?
We're motivating everybody to overcome violence through expression, let's rap about life. Let's rap about love. Let's rap about hope. Let's rap about your pains and what you need, and let's get you an audience.
No, I mean the explanation would be there is cultural problem there. It's like, 'Ohhh, he's one of ours. Let's send him home. Let's bury this, let's whitewash this. Let's pretend this never happened.' Why else would it be?
I contacted Ben and a number of other longtime political conservatives to say, 'Let's look at this ourselves. Let's not rely on what The New York Times is telling us or our other outlets are telling us. Let's look at this ourselves. Let's spend the time. Let's do a deep dive into each of the contested states,'.
No one is your enemy, we all are one. Some understand all about you and some none. Some accept you, some don't, some will like you and some won't. Let's not be divided, be on the same page, let's share love and care, not rage. Alone we may be powerful and together we become a force; let's not forget we are all born out of the same source. Let our egos be neutralized, let's heal together and get MickeyMized.
Donald Trump's view is that the end is near, his pessimistic view is let's close the borders, let's create tariffs, let's do this, let's do that--all based on negativity, and the net result is all of us will suffer if that philosophy gains favor.
Translations for let
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- سمحArabic
- permetre, deixarCatalan, Valencian
- nechatCzech
- lade, tilladeDanish
- vermieten, Netzball, lassenGerman
- αφήνωGreek
- lasiEsperanto
- dejar, arrendar, permitir, alquilarSpanish
- laskmaEstonian
- sallia, antaaFinnish
- filet, louer, laisserFrench
- leig le, thoir seachad air mhàlScottish Gaelic
- deixarGalician
- hagy, enged, bérelHungarian
- lassarInterlingua
- lasarIdo
- affittare, permettere, lasciareItalian
- תןHebrew
- させる, 貸すJapanese
- 시키다Korean
- sustineo, patior, permitto, sinoLatin
- leisti, išnuomoti, nuomotiLithuanian
- izīrēt, ļaut, laistLatvian
- toestaan, verhuren, latenDutch
- leie ut, laNorwegian
- wynajmować, pozwalaćPolish
- alugar, deixarPortuguese
- lascher, schar, lascharRomansh
- lăsaRomanian
- сдавать, пускать, позволить, пустить, позволять, сдатьRussian
- lassare, lassaiSardinian
- пустити, dozvoliti, pustiti, дозволитиSerbo-Croatian
- pustitiSlovene
- låtaSwedish
- ఇవ్వుTelugu
- pabayaan, hayaanTagalog
- دوUrdu
- để, trởVietnamese
- leyî, louwer, laireWalloon
- 让Chinese
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