let
English
/lɛt/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To allow to, not to prevent + infinitive, but usually without m.
- (transitive) To leave.
- (transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).
- (transitive) To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
- (transitive) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
- (transitive)
- (transitive) To cause + bare infinitive.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English leten derived from Old English lǣtan (leave, allow, let go, rent, let, bequeath) derived from Proto-Germanic *lētaną (let, leave alone, leave, allow, leave behind) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (let, leave, let go, leave behind, give out, let out, be tired).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*leh₁d-
Gloss
let, leave, let go, leave behind, give out, let out, be tired
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blood English
- bloodlet English
- forlet English
- inlet English
- leat English
- leatwright English
- letcha English
- lettable English
- lettest English
- letteth English
- lettor English
- multioutlet English
- nonoutlet English
- offlet English
- out English
- outlet English
- re-let English
- relet English
- sublet English
- subletter English
- underlet English
- underletter English
- unlet English
- unlettable English
- ablassen German
- alleinlassen German
- anlassen German
- auslassen German
- beiseitelassen German
- belassen German
- dalassen German
- einlassen German
- entlassen German
- erlassen German
- freilassen German
- herablassen German
- hereinlassen German
- herunterlassen German
- hinterlassen German
- lassen German
- liegenlassen German
- loslassen German
- nachlassen German
- niederlassen German
- ranlassen German
- unterlassen German
- verlassen German
- weglassen German
- zulassen German
- überlassen German
- übriglassen German
- achterlaten Dutch, Flemish
- aderlaten Dutch, Flemish
- doorlaten Dutch, Flemish
- laten Dutch, Flemish
- loslaten Dutch, Flemish
- nalaten Dutch, Flemish
- ontlaten Dutch, Flemish
- toelaten Dutch, Flemish
- uitlaten Dutch, Flemish
- verlaten Dutch, Flemish
- weglaten Dutch, Flemish
- let French
- *leh₁d- Proto-Indo-European
- *lh̥₁d-ne/o- Proto-Indo-European
- låt Norwegian Bokmål
- *lagjaną Proto-Germanic
- *lēswō Proto-Germanic
- *lētaną Proto-Germanic
- förlåta Swedish
- låta Swedish
- tillåta Swedish
- upplåta Swedish
- överlåta Swedish
- cirrussky Norwegian Nynorsk
- la Norwegian Nynorsk
- låt Norwegian Nynorsk
- låta Norwegian Nynorsk
- læss Norwegian Nynorsk
- læst Norwegian Nynorsk
- læstsom Norwegian Nynorsk
- tillata Norwegian Nynorsk
- tillate Norwegian Nynorsk
- anlætan Old English
- forlætan Old English
- lætan Old English
- lǣtan Old English
- tolætan Old English
- blodleten Middle English
- forleten Middle English
- inleten Middle English
- lete Middle English
- leten Middle English
- aflát Old Norse
- leti Old Norse
- láta Old Norse
- látast Old Norse
- delaier Old French
- laiier Old French
- lasi Esperanto
- láta Icelandic
- látinn Icelandic
- laten Middle Dutch
- lazan Old High German
- lāzan Old High German
- laat Afrikaans
- lāzen Middle High German
- loossen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- nidderloossen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- verloossen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- lë Albanian
- lëviz Albanian
- 𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *lātan gmw-pro
- latan Old Dutch
- lātan Old Dutch
- latan Old Saxon
- lata Old Swedish
- lata, lāta Old Swedish
- *latjan Frankish
- *ladna Proto-Albanian
- *lādrā Proto-Albanian
- *lēda Proto-Albanian