Let

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·Impf & ·p.p. of Let.

II. Let ·vi To Forbear.

III. Let ·noun A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over.

IV. Let ·vi To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. ·see note under Let, ·vt.

V. Let ·vt To Consider; to Think; to Esteem.

VI. Let ·vt To Leave; to Relinquish; to Abandon.

VII. Let ·noun A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay;

— common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic.

VIII. Let ·vt To Retard; to Hinder; to Impede; to Oppose.

IX. Let ·vt To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract;

— often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering.

X. Let ·vt To Permit; to Allow; to Suffer;

— either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent.

XI. Let ·vt To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to Lease; to Rent; to hire out;

— often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses.

XII. Let ·vt To Cause; to Make;

— used with the infinitive in the active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, ·i.e., cause to be made; let bring, ·i.e., cause to be brought.

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