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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Asking, “OK, how did my experiences relate to the ’90s as a whole?” actually let me talk about myself and the time period I emerged from.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Instead, all they were asking the court to do is to let them stay in the country and not be immediately deported while they had a chance to litigate their claims.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
Big no thanks when I know, eventually, you’ll just bring food right to me and let me sleep with my butt on your pillow at night.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
It just let Fifa cover its logo and pointed everyone towards it.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
It was forbidden to enter the prison camp, but Lulu persuaded a Japanese commandant to let her see her brother.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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