let nature take its course
To permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interferenceTo permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.
» They wouldn't let me on the golf course.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.
(euphemistic, idiomatic)To allow a person or animal to die without medical or other attempts to forestall death.
Examples
6 sentencesThey wouldn't let me on the golf course.
Let things take their own course.
You must let things take their own course.
ruТы должен пустить всё на самотек. — Lenin_1917
You can only let the matter take its own course.
Against his better judgement he didn't intervene, instead letting things take their course.
deGegen besseres Wissen griff er nicht ein, sondern ließ den Dingen ihren Lauf. — raggione
Translations
2 languagesForms
lets nature take its course, letting nature take its course, let nature take its course, let nature take its course| Base form | let nature take its course · to let nature take its course |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lets nature take its course |
| Present participle | letting nature take its course |
| Past simple | let nature take its course |
| Past participle | let nature take its course |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | let nature take its course |
| he, she, it | lets nature take its course |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | let nature take its course |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have let nature take its course |
| he, she, it | has let nature take its course |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will let nature take its course |
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.