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- [let awf, of]
- /lɛt ɔf, ɒf/
- /let ɒf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [let awf, of]
- /lɛt ɔf, ɒf/
Definitions of let off words
- verb with object let off to allow or permit: to let him escape. 1
- verb with object let off to allow to pass, go, or come: to let us through. 1
- verb with object let off to grant the occupancy or use of (land, buildings, rooms, space, etc., or movable property) for rent or hire (sometimes followed by out). 1
- verb with object let off to contract or assign for performance, usually under a contract: to let work to a carpenter. 1
- verb with object let off to cause to; make: to let one know the truth. 1
- verb with object let off (used in the imperative as an auxiliary expressive of a request, command, warning, suggestion, etc.): Let me see. Let us go. Just let them try it! 1
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Origin of let off
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English leten, Old English lǣtan; cognate with Dutch laten, German lassen, Old Norse lāta, Gothic lētan; akin to Greek lēdeîn to be weary, Latin lassus tired. See late
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Parts of speech for Let off
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
let off popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
let off usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for let off
verb let off
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- absolve — If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- dispense — to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
Antonyms for let off
verb let off
- blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
- incarcerate — to imprison; confine.
- punish — to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
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