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let
English
Alternative forms
- lett (archaic)
- lettest (2nd person singular simple present and simple past; archaic)
- letteth (3rd person singular simple present; archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
- Homophone: Lett
Etymology 1
From Middle English leten, læten, from Old English l?tan (“to allow, let go, bequeath, leave, rent”), from Proto-Germanic *l?tan? (“to leave behind, allow”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh?d- (“to let, leave behind”). Cognate with Scots lat, lete (“to let, leave”), North Frisian lete (“to let”), West Frisian litte (“to let”), Dutch laten (“to let, leave”), German lassen (“to let, leave, allow”), Swedish låta (“to let, allow, leave”), Icelandic láta (“to let”), Albanian lë (“to allow, let, leave”) and partially related to French laisser (“to let”).
Verb
let (third-person singular simple present lets, present participle letting, simple past let or (obsolete) leet, past participle let or (archaic) letten)
- (transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
- Pharaoh said, I will let you go.
- 1971, Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
- He could not be let die of thirst there alone in the dark.
- (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) Used to introduce an imperative in the first or third person.
- (transitive, obsolete except with know) To cause (+ bare infinitive).
- 1818, John Keats, "To—":
- Time's sea hath been five years at its slow ebb, / Long hours have to and fro let creep the sand […].
- 1818, John Keats, "To—":
Usage notes
- The use of “let” to introduce an imperative may sometimes be confused with its use, as its own imperative, in the sense of “to allow”. For example, the sentence “Let me go to the store.” could either be a second-person imperative of “let” (addressing someone who might prevent the speaker from going to the store) or a first-person singular imperative of “go” (not implying any such preventer).
Synonyms
- (to allow): allow, permit
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
let (plural lets)
- The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent.
Etymology 2
From Middle English letten (“to hinder, delay”), from Old English lettan (“to hinder, delay”; literally, “to make late”), from Proto-Germanic *latjan?. Akin to Old English latian (“to delay”), Dutch letten, Old English læt (“late”). More at late, delay.
Verb
let (third-person singular simple present lets, present participle letting, simple past letted, past participle let)
- (archaic) To hinder, prevent, impede, hamper, cumber; to obstruct (someone or something).
- He who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine
- Mine ancient wound is hardly whole, / And lets me from the saddle.
- (obsolete) To prevent someone from doing something; also to prevent something from happening.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts 8:
- And as they went on their waye, they cam unto a certayne water, and the gelded man sayde: Se here is water, what shall lett me to be baptised?
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts 8:
- (obsolete) To tarry or delay.
- No longer wold he lette.
Noun
let (plural lets)
- An obstacle or hindrance.
- 1567 Arthur Golding; Ovid's Metamorphoses Bk. 3 Lines 60-1
- And Cadmus saw his campanie make tarience in that sort
- He marveld what should be their let, and went to seeke them out.
- 1552, Hugh Latimer, the third sermon preached on the twenty-first Sunday after Trinity
- Consider whether your doings be to the let of your salvation or not.
- 1567 Arthur Golding; Ovid's Metamorphoses Bk. 3 Lines 60-1
- (tennis) The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally.
Derived terms
- without let or hindrance
Translations
References
- The Dictionary of the Scots Language
Anagrams
- ELT, ETL, LTE, TEL, TLE, Tel., elt, tel
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?t]
- Homophone: led
Etymology 1
From let?t.
Noun
let m
- flight (the act of flying)
Declension
Derived terms
- letový
Etymology 2
Noun
let
- genitive plural of léto
Further reading
- let in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- let in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, cognate with Swedish lätt, English light and German leicht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?d?]
Adjective
let (plural and definite singular attributive lette)
- light (not heavy)
- easy
- slight
- mild
Inflection
Synonyms
- (easy): nem, enkel
References
- “let,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Adverb
let
- lightly
- easily
- slightly
- mildly
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of letmælk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?d?]
Noun
let c (singular definite letten, plural indefinite let)
- low-fat milk
Inflection
References
- “let,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?d?]
Verb
let
- imperative of lette
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?le?d?]
Verb
let
- past participle of le
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?t
Verb
let
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of letten
- imperative of letten
Anagrams
- tel
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English let.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?t/
Interjection
let
- (tennis) indicates a let on service
Further reading
- “let” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin l?ctus, perfect passive participle of leg?.
Verb
let
- past participle of lei- read
Gothic
Romanization
l?t
- Romanization of ????????????
Irish
Alternative forms
- led
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??t??/
Contraction
let (triggers lenition)
- (Munster) Contraction of le do (“with your sg”).
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse litr (“colour”), related to líta (“to see”)
Noun
let m (definite singular leten, indefinite plural leter, definite plural letene)
- colour
Synonyms
- farge
Derived terms
- hamlet
Etymology 2
Verb
let
- imperative of lete
References
- “let” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse litr (“colour”), from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz. Related to Old Norse líta (“to see”)
Alternative forms
- (non-standard since 2012) lett
Noun
let m (definite singular leten, indefinite plural leter or letar, definite plural letene or letane)
- colour
- Synonym: farge
Derived terms
- hamlet
Etymology 2
Verb
let
- present tense of la
- present tense of lata and late
- past tense of la
- past tense of lata and late
Etymology 3
Verb
let
- imperative of leta and lete
Further reading
- “let” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- elt, etl, lèt, lét, tel
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From lètjeti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lê?t/
Noun
l?t m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- flight
Declension
Related terms
- lètjeti / lèteti
References
- “let” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??t/
Noun
l?t m inan
- flight
Inflection
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English leather.
Noun
let
- leather
- strap (of leather)
- belt
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”).
Noun
let m
- colour
- complexion
Synonyms
- leit n
Etymology 2
Verb
let
- preterite singular of låt
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engage
English
Alternative forms
- ingage (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English engagen, from Old French engagier (“to pledge, engage”), from Frankish *anwadj?n (“to pledge”), from Proto-Germanic *an-, *andi- + Proto-Germanic *wadj?n? (“to pledge, secure”), from Proto-Germanic *wadj? (“pledge, guarantee”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed?- (“to pledge, redeem a pledge; guarantee, bail”), equivalent to en- +? gage. Cognate with Old English anwedd (“pledge, security”), Old English weddian (“to engage, covenant, undertake”), German wetten (“to bet, wager”), Icelandic veðja (“to wager”). More at wed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n??e?d?/, /?n??e?d?/
- Rhymes: -e?d?
Verb
engage (third-person singular simple present engages, present participle engaging, simple past and past participle engaged)
- (heading, transitive) To interact socially.
- To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
- To draw into conversation.
- the difficult task of engaging him in conversation
- To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone).
- Good nature engages everybody to him.
- To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
- (heading) To interact antagonistically.
- (transitive) To enter into conflict with (an enemy).
- 1698-1699, Edmund Ludlow, Memoirs
- a favourable opportunity of engaging the enemy
- 1698-1699, Edmund Ludlow, Memoirs
- (intransitive) To enter into battle.
- (transitive) To enter into conflict with (an enemy).
- (heading) To interact contractually.
- (transitive) To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.).
- (intransitive) To guarantee or promise (to do something).
- (transitive) To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).
- (obsolete, transitive) To pledge, pawn (one's property); to put (something) at risk or on the line; to mortgage (houses, land).
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.vii:
- Thou that doest liue in later times, must wage / Thy workes for wealth, and life for gold engage.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.vii:
- (transitive) To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.).
- (heading) To interact mechanically.
- To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch).
- (engineering, transitive) To come into gear with.
- The teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another.
- To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch).
- (intransitive) To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).
- “ […] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic? […]”
- (transitive, obsolete) To entangle.
Antonyms
- (to cause to mesh or interlock): disengage
Derived terms
- engagement
- disengage
- disengagement
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.?a?/
Verb
engage
- first-person singular present indicative of engager
- third-person singular present indicative of engager
- first-person singular present subjunctive of engager
- third-person singular present subjunctive of engager
- second-person singular imperative of engager
Anagrams
- gagnée
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