1. Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
   "The guard let them enter the building";
   - allow, permit
    
2. Actively cause something to happen
   "I let it be known that I was not interested"
    
3. Give permission or consent for something to happen
   "I won't let the police search her basement";
   - permit, allow, countenance
    
4. Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
   "This let me in for a big surprise";
   - get, have
    
5. Leave unchanged
   "let it be"
    
6. Grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
   "I am letting my country estate to some foreigners";
   - lease, rent
    
7. Assume or suppose that
   "let X be an integer greater than 1"

1. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
   "The let gave the server a second chance at his first serve";
   - net ball
    
2. [Brit] The period when something is rented
   "The apartment was available for a six-month let"

1. To rent out or lease again, especially a property
   "After renovations, they were able to re-let the apartment at a higher rate"

Derived forms: re-lets

Type of: accept, cause, consent, create, get, give, go for, have, induce, leave, leave alone, leave behind, let alone, make, never mind, serve, service, stimulate

Encyclopedia: Let, West Virginia