Слово англійською: let

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let

verb

/let/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they let	/let/
he / she / it lets	/lets/
past simple let	/let/
past participle let	/let/
-ing form letting	/ˈletɪŋ/

making suggestions

let’s

[no passive] used for making suggestions or as a polite way of telling people what you want them to do

‘Shall we check it again?’ ‘Yes, let's.’
let's do something Let's go to the beach.
Right, let's begin.
(formal) Let us review these points in more detail.
Let's not tell her what we did.
(British English) Don't let's tell her what we did.
Now let's not be silly about this.

offering help

[no passive] let somebody/something do something used for offering help to somebody

Let me help you with that.
Here, let me do it.
Let us get those boxes down for you.
'Please, let me,' she said, opening the door.

making requests

[no passive] let somebody/something do something used for making requests or giving instructions

Let me have your report by Friday.
Let me know (= tell me) how I can help.
Please let us know your decision as soon as possible.

allow

[no passive] to allow somebody to do something or something to happen without trying to stop it

let somebody/something do something Let them splash around in the pool for a while.
Don't let her upset you.
Let your body relax.
I'll let others decide whether the play was a success or not.
Will you let me finish?
let somebody/something He'd eat chocolate all day long if I let him.

to give somebody permission to do something

let somebody/something do something They won't let him leave the country.
In some countries they let you drive at 15.
They refused to let us cross the border.
let somebody/something I wanted to go but my parents wouldn't let me.

let somebody/something + adv./prep. to allow somebody/something to go somewhere

to let somebody into the house
This lets more water into the soil.
I'll give you a key so that you can let yourself in.
The hall will be able to let in more spectators.
Please let me past.
The cat wants to be let out.

challenging

[no passive] let somebody/something do something used to show that you are not afraid or worried about somebody doing something

If he thinks he can cheat me, just let him try!

wishing

[no passive] let somebody/something do something (literary) used to express a strong wish for something to happen

Let her come home safely!

introducing something

[no passive] let somebody/something do something used to introduce what you are going to say or do

Let me give you an example.
Let me just finish this and then I'll come.

in calculating

[no passive] let somebody/something do something (specialist) used to say that you are supposing something to be true when you calculate something

Let line AB be equal to line CD.

house/room

let something (out) (to somebody) (especially British English) to allow somebody to use a house, room, etc. in return for regular payments

I let the spare room.
They decided to let out the smaller offices at low rents.

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