Nov 8, 2012 · hire, let, lease, rent, charter mean to engage or grant for use at a price. hire and let, strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let …

The most common diminutives are formed with the prefix mini- and with suffixes such as -let and -y. We often use a diminutive with names or with abbreviated names when we want to be more informal, or …

1. To slow down; diminish: didn't let up in their efforts. 2. To become less severe or intense: The rain let up.

Definition of let verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you let a person or an animal into, out of, or through a place, you allow them to enter, leave, or go through it, for example, by opening a door or making room for them.

-let is attached to a noun to form a noun that is a smaller version of the original noun or root: book + -let → booklet (= a smaller book); pig + -let → piglet (= a smaller pig).

2 days ago · To let is to allow or permit. If you don't prevent your little brother from jumping off the roof into a pile of leaves, you let him do it.

LET definition: 1. to allow someone to do something, or to allow something to happen: 2. to allow someone or…. Learn more.

Some common synonyms of let are charter, hire, lease, and rent. While all these words mean "to engage or grant for use at a price," hire and let, strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire …

Let us is used in all varieties of speech and writing to introduce a suggestion or a request: Let us consider all the facts before deciding. The contracted form let's occurs mostly in informal speech and …