verb

let

Translation

to let, to allow, to permit, to rent

Let me help you.

Let's go to the park.

She let her apartment to a student.

She let her flat to a student.

let ((sb./sth.)) ((do sth.)) to allow (sb./sth.) to do (sth.) My parents let me stay out late.

Let's ((do sth.)) used to make a suggestion Let's eat pizza tonight.

Synonyms: allow, permit, authorize; Antonyms: forbid, prohibit

From Old English 'lætan' meaning 'to allow, leave behind'.

Imagine opening a gate to 'let' someone pass through.