Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To let someone or something come in; to admit someone or something in.

    He opened the window to let in the air.

    впуститьvpustitʹ

  2. To let someone or something come in; to admit someone or something in.

    (transitive)To divulge one's inner thoughts to (someone), making oneself emotionally vulnerable to them; to open up to (someone).

  3. (transitive)To associate with.

  4. (UK, obsolete, slang)To cheat or victimize.

    He let me in heavily.

More definitions
  • allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
  • allow to enter; grant entry to

Examples

856 sentences
  1. Let's discuss that in my office.

    Давай обговримо це в моєму офісі.

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  2. Tom let Mary in the house.

    Том впустив Мері до будинку.

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  3. Let's meet in front of the theater.

    Давайте зустрінемося перед театром.

    ruДавайте встретимся у театра.

    deTreffen wir uns vor dem Theater.

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  4. Let me go in place of him.

    Дозвольте мені піти замість нього.

    ruРазрешите мне пойти вместо него.

    deLass mich anstelle seiner gehen!

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  5. He let me work in this office.

    Він дозволив мені працювати в цьому офісі.

    deEr ließ mich in diesem Büro arbeiten.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to let someone or something come in:

Forms

lets in, letting in, let in, let in
Base formlet in · to let in
3rd person singularlets in
Present participleletting in
Past simplelet in
Past participlelet in

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylet in
he, she, itlets in

Past simpleLesson

all personslet in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave let in
he, she, ithas let in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill let in

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of:admitinclude
  • allow to enter; grant entry to:admitallow inintromit

Antonyms

2 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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