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Let Meaning: Allow, Rent, and Common Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：allow (let)

let 🔊

/let/

to allow someone to do something or to not stop something from happening.

allow 🔊

➕

/əˈlaʊ/

To give permission or not to prevent something from happening.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'lǣtan' meaning 'to allow, leave, or let go'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'LET' as 'Let Everyone Try'.

📖 Example

My parents let me stay up a bit later on weekends. 🔊 My parents allow me to stay up a bit later on weekends.

🔗 Collocations

let go – release or stop holding

let in – allow to enter

let down – disappoint or fail to support

🔄 Synonyms

allow (v.) – to give permission

permit (v.) – to formally allow

authorize (v.) – to give official permission

🚫 Antonyms

forbid (v.) – to refuse to allow

prohibit (v.) – to officially forbid

prevent (v.) – to stop from happening

🌱 Derivatives

letting (n.) – the act of renting out a property

📖 Cultural Story

The verb 'let' comes from Proto-Germanic *letaną, related to German 'lassen'. Its sense of 'allow' has been present since Old English.

Meaning 2：rent (let)

let 🔊

/let/

to give someone the right to use a house, room, etc. for a period of time in return for money.

rent 🔊

➕

/rent/

To allow someone to use a property in exchange for payment.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

She has a spare room that she's planning to let to a student. 🔊 She has a spare room that she's planning to rent to a student.

🔗 Collocations

let out – to rent out (a property)

to let – available for rent

let for – to rent for a specified price

🔄 Synonyms

rent (v.) – to pay for the use of something

lease (v.) – to grant use of property by a contract

hire (v.) – to pay for temporary use

🚫 Antonyms

buy (v.) – to purchase ownership

sell (v.) – to transfer ownership for money

🌱 Derivatives

letting (n.) – the act of renting out a property

letter (n.) – someone who lets property (less common)