let

//lɛt//
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Verb

letInfinitive
letPresent tense
letPast tense
letPast participle
lettingPresent participle
letsThird-person singular
1

to allow or permit someone to do something

My parents let me go to the party.

2

to allow someone or something to go or pass

Please let me through.

3

to rent or lease property to someone

They let their apartment to students.

4

used to make suggestions or give instructions (let's, let us)

Let's go to the park today.

Noun

1

a period during which a property is rented out

They signed a six-month let on the apartment.

2

in tennis and similar sports, a serve that must be replayed, especially when the ball touches the net

The serve was called a let because the ball hit the net.