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NGSL Rank: 173
let
lɛt Listen
Meanings
verb
  • not prevent or forbid; allow.
    E.g. my boss let me leave early
  • used in the imperative to formulate various expressions.
  • allow someone to have the use of (a room or property) in return for regular payments.
    E.g. she let the flat to a tenant
noun
  • a period during which a room or property is rented.
    E.g. I've taken a month's let on the flat
noun
  • (in racket sports) a circumstance under which a service is nullified and has to be taken again, especially (in tennis) when the ball clips the top of the net and falls within bounds.
    E.g. he was obstructed and asked for a let
verb
  • hinder.
    E.g. pray you let us not; we fain would greet our mother
-let
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Meanings
suffix
  • (forming nouns) denoting a smaller or lesser kind.
    E.g. booklet
  • denoting articles of ornament or dress.
    E.g. anklet

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