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- [let]
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- [let]
- /lɛt/
Definitions of lets word
- verb with object lets Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct. 1
- verb without object lets to admit of being rented or leased: The apartment lets for $100 per week. 1
- noun lets (in tennis, badminton, etc.) any play that is voided and must be replayed, especially a service that hits the net and drops into the proper part of the opponent's court. 1
- noun lets Chiefly Law. an impediment or obstacle: to act without let or hindrance. 1
- idioms lets let alone. alone (def 8). 1
- idioms lets let be, to refrain from interference. to refrain from interfering with. 1
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Origin of lets
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 Lets
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lets 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".
lets usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lets
noun lets
- leases — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lease.
- rents — an opening made by rending or tearing; slit; fissure.
- agreements — Plural form of agreement.
- contracts — Plural form of contract.
verb lets
- causes — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- commissions — Plural form of commission.
- grants — Cary (Archibald Leach) 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
- licenses — Plural form of license.
- sanctions — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
Antonyms for lets
verb lets
- fights — Plural form of fight.
- halts — Plural form of halt.
- holds — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keeps — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- stops — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
Top questions with lets
- lets see how far we've come?