let
Usage
What are other ways to say let?
The verb let is the familiar, conversational term for both allow and permit. Allow and permit are often interchangeable as terms that imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something, but permit is the more positive of the two. Allow implies complete absence of an attempt, or even an intent, to hinder. Permit suggests formal or implied assent or authorization.
Example Sentences
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Test the regime’s intentions by offering to let it in on a new technology that produces abundant energy but not bombs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday afternoon that two of the government’s main mortgage agencies will soon let borrowers use alternative credit scores to apply for loans.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
“Your kids will cost you as long as you let them cost you,” said Thompson.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Shortly after his election in July 2024, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said his government would let "those with skin in the game - those that know their communities - make much better decisions".
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
I saw him at practice this morning, but he was busy with his supervisor, and by the time Coach let us go, he was gone.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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