let
Third Person
lets
Present Participle
letting
Past Tense
let
Past Participle
let
1
to allow something to happen or someone to do something
- Don't let the rainy weather ruin your mood.
- I will let you borrow my book if you promise to return it.
- Let the ice cream soften for a few minutes before scooping.
- Please let me finish my sentence before interrupting.
- The teacher let the students leave early due to the snowstorm.
3
used to politely make or respond to suggestions, or give instructions or remarks
- Let me introduce you to my colleagues.
- Let's chat over coffee.
- Let's make a toast to our success.
- Now, let's not exaggerate the situation.
- Okay, let's get started.
4
used for politely offering help to someone
- 'Here, let me grab that for you,' said Jane.
- 'Please, let me help you with your bags,' he said, reaching for them.
- Let me carry that for you.
- Let me help you find what you're looking for.
- Let us help you with your luggage.
5
used for expressing that one is not worried or frightened about someone doing a certain thing
- If they think they can intimidate us, let them try.
- If they want to give up, let them do so.
- Let him try, he won't succeed anyway.
6
used for expressing a strong wish for something to take place or be the case
- 'Oh, please let this work out,' she whispered to herself.
- 'Please let this be a misunderstanding,' he hoped.
- Let her find happiness in her life.
- Let us all be healthy and happy.
7
used for expressing that one is assuming something to be the case in order to form a theory or to calculate something
- Let A be the area of the square with side length s.
- Let H be a hypothesis that we want to test.
- Let P and Q be two points on the line L.
- Let X be a variable representing the number of hours worked.