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let someone have it

let some·one have it
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [let suhm-wuhn, -wuh n hav it]
    • /lɛt ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən hæv ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [let suhm-wuhn, -wuh n hav it]
    • /lɛt ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən hæv ɪt/

Definitions of let someone have it words

  • verb with object let someone have it to allow or permit: to let him escape. 1
  • verb with object let someone have it to allow to pass, go, or come: to let us through. 1
  • verb with object let someone have it 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 someone have it to contract or assign for performance, usually under a contract: to let work to a carpenter. 1
  • verb with object let someone have it to cause to; make: to let one know the truth. 1
  • verb with object let someone have it (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 someone have it

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 someone have it

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Let someone have it

let someone have it 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".

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Synonyms for let someone have it

verb let someone have it

  • smash — to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
  • thwack — to strike or beat vigorously with something flat; whack.
  • swat — to hit; slap; smack.
  • knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • sock — a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
All 18 Synonyms of let someone have it

Antonyms for let someone have it

verb let someone have it

  • praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
  • fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
  • lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
  • tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
  • miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
All 5 Antonyms of let someone have it

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