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Explore Let through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like get or allow. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Let in a sentence

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Let meaning

  1. To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
  2. To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave alone.
  3. To allow the release of (a fluid).

Synonyms of Let

get allow permit have make serve net ball fto foreign terrorist organization terrorist group terrorist organization lashkar-e-tayyiba lashkar-e-toiba lashkar-e-taiba service

Related words

Other words often associated with Let or its synonyms:

countenance receive suffer undergo work change help assist experience acquire hit instrument

Let vertaling naar Nederlands

laten toestaan

Using Let

  • The main meaning on this page is: To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to). | To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave alone. | To allow the release of (a fluid).
  • Useful related words include: get, allow, permit, have.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: laten, toestaan.
  • In the example corpus, let often appears in combinations such as: and let, let the, let them.

Context around Let

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 12 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

holiday 3× bitterness 1× voice 1× disunity 1× end 1× know 1× country 1× nationalists 1× racist 1× xenophobes 1×

Often after:

anyone 3× wars 1×

Sentence patterns with Let

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a holiday let that s 2× me out let me out 2× a holiday let 1× advised to let the story 1× among you let your quarrels 1× as follows let there be 1× back and let s stop 1× bermuda let s take 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a spokesperson for 1× actors can help 1× amy hasn t 1× bermuda let s 1× but simply because 1× federal communications commission 1×

Common sentence endings:

a holiday let 1× and controversies slumber 1× are human beings 1× benefit of okunland 1× call you nativists 1× for a bath 1×

Words around Let

Just before it in the word index:

leszno 2 leszek 13 lesvos 13 lesure 4 lesufi 37 lesueur 12

Just after it in the word index:

leta 19 letaba 3 letang 13 letby 107 letcher 13 letchworth 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

video 23.253 recently 23.243 financial 23.234 plan 23.226 period 23.176 action 23.154

Corpus analysis for Let

  • In this selection, "let" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, holiday, bitterness, voice, anyone and wars stand out and add context to how "let" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a holiday let that s, me out let me out, let alone, let loose and wouldn let. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "let" sits close to words such as video, recently and financial, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with let

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Let Me Out, Let Me Out, Let Me Out! (9 words)

Let them know, let them hear and let them think what will happen. (13 words)

Amy hasn’t let anyone see the real her, nor let anyone know what she really thinks. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Mathematical description A simple mathematical model for a quasispecies is as follows: let there be possible sequences and let there be organisms with sequence i. Let's say that each of these organisms asexually gives rise to offspring. (38 words)

РђюBeing in the community gave me the opportunity to communicate with people, and let them know how important they are, let them know that they are part of the country, let them know they are human beings. (37 words)

A spokesperson for Bromyard's Safer Neighbourhood Team said: "If you would like to let us know of anyone concerned in the cultivation or supply of drugs, let the team know by emailing us at bromyard. (36 words)

Question examples

But simply because KCM polluted Kafue river we are not going to say let’s shut down Mopani, let’s shut down First Quantum Minerals, let’s shut down Chibuluma, etc., or are we? (34 words)

Exclamation examples

Let Me Out, Let Me Out, Let Me Out! (9 words)

Example sentences (20)

Let’s shun politics of bitterness, let’s unite on one voice, let’s shun disunity, let’s shun politics of hatred for the benefit of Okunland.

Let therefore hatred depart from among you, let your quarrels end, let wars cease, and let all dissensions and controversies slumber.

The second-person imperative is identical to the (basic) infinitive; other imperative forms may be made with let (let us go, or let's go; let them eat cake).

Let them know, let them hear and let them think what will happen.

РђюBeing in the community gave me the opportunity to communicate with people, and let them know how important they are, let them know that they are part of the country, let them know they are human beings.

In March 2018 he told French nationalists: “Let them call you racist, let them call you xenophobes, let them call you nativists.

Actors can help, at least a little, just by doing what we do … So my wish for all of us is: Let’s stay playful, let’s have fun and let’s keep searching.

But simply because KCM polluted Kafue river we are not going to say let’s shut down Mopani, let’s shut down First Quantum Minerals, let’s shut down Chibuluma, etc., or are we?

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Let Me Out, Let Me Out, Let Me Out!

For 15 minutes, he simply mutters: “That’s a holiday let … that’s a holiday let … that’s a holiday let”.

Mathematical description A simple mathematical model for a quasispecies is as follows: let there be possible sequences and let there be organisms with sequence i. Let's say that each of these organisms asexually gives rise to offspring.

Amy hasn’t let anyone see the real her, nor let anyone know what she really thinks.

As for what happens in Roughing the Princess, well, I read it, and let’s just say that my editors probably wouldn’t let me do too much quoting from it here.

A spokesperson for Bromyard's Safer Neighbourhood Team said: "If you would like to let us know of anyone concerned in the cultivation or supply of drugs, let the team know by emailing us at bromyard.

Bermuda let’s take it back, and let’s stop waiting on a government that we all know we can’t truly rely on.

Federal Communications Commission, the goal of the act was “to let anyone enter any communications business — to let any communications business compete in any market against any other”.

From then on, “let’s go Brandon” became code for saying curse words at Biden, and Donald Trump even started selling “Let’s Go Brandon” merchandise.

He continued, “My mother is tender by nature and let a lot of things be said because she was always advised to ‘let the story go.

He hardly let my mom take a break to go buy a few food items and wouldn’t let the hospice nurse anywhere near him for a bath.

I’d be the exact same if I was coming down; let’s get a defeat on them, and let’s see what happens after that.

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Common combinations with let

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "let" in a sentence?
An example: "Let’s shun politics of bitterness, let’s unite on one voice, let’s shun disunity, let’s shun politics of hatred for the benefit of Okunland." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "let" from authentic English texts.
What does "let" mean?
Let means: To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
What are synonyms of "let"?
Common synonyms of "let" include: get, allow, permit, have, make, serve, net ball, fto. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "let" in Dutch?
"let" translates to Dutch as: laten, toestaan.
How many example sentences with "let" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "let", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.