Showing 6 phrasal verbs and 9 definitions related to the verb 'Let'.
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Let down phrasal verb
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Meaning: Disappoint, fail to keep an arrangement
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» Example: She failed to turn up and I felt badly LET DOWN. -
Meaning: Make clothes longer
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: He's grown so much, we'll have to LET his trousers DOWN.
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Meaning: Disappoint, fail to keep an arrangement
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Let in phrasal verb
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Meaning: Allow someone to enter
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The doorstaff didn't LET him IN the nightclub because he was wearing jeans.
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Meaning: Allow someone to enter
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Let in on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Tell someone a secret, inform them or allow them to participate
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: They LET me IN ON what they were planning.
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Meaning: Tell someone a secret, inform them or allow them to participate
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Let off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Not punish
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The judge LET him OFF with a fine rather than a prison sentence since it was his first offence.
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Meaning: Not punish
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Let on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Tell a secret
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: I didn't mean to LET ON about the party; I just said it without thinking.
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Meaning: Tell a secret
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Let out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Allow to leave or go out
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» Example: The convict was LET OUT of prison after serving five years of an eight-year sentence. -
Meaning: Make a sound
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» Example: He LET OUT a huge sigh of relief when he heard the results. -
Meaning: Make clothes bigger
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I've put on so much weight that I'm going to have to LET my suits OUT.
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Meaning: Allow to leave or go out