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Definition of
let noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
let
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
lɛt
/
/
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(
in
tennis
)
a
serve
that lands in the correct part of the
court
but must be taken again because it touched the top of the net
See
let
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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let
verb
-let
suffix
let on
phrasal verb
let up
phrasal verb
let down
phrasal verb
let off
phrasal verb
let out
phrasal verb
let in on
phrasal verb
let's
let in for
phrasal verb
let rip
let alone
let us say
let's roll
let somebody go
let yourself go
let something go
let somebody know
let something rip
let your hair down
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Phrasal verbs
let on
phrasal verb
let up
phrasal verb
let down
phrasal verb
let off
phrasal verb
let out
phrasal verb
let in on
phrasal verb
let in for
phrasal verb
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Idioms
let rip
let alone
let us say
let's roll
let somebody go
let yourself go
let something go
let somebody know
let something rip
let your hair down
let me see/think
live and let live
let loose something
let something ride
let slip something
let me see/let's see
let bygones be bygones
let sleeping dogs lie
let the dust settle
let it go (at that)
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Nearby words
-let
suffix
let
verb
let
noun
let down
phrasal verb
letdown
noun