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let 의미 3가지/ to let go, let out, let have it 뜻

by SnowRed 2021. 1. 23.
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LET

: to allow

: to permit

: to allow to enter or leave

"Please let us in! It's cold!" = Please allow us to enter

"(Police) I'll let you go with a warning" = I'll allow you to leave, but give you a warning


: use with imperative; to request, propose

"Let us see"

"Let us consider these options"

+) Let us = Let's


"Let's go to the park after school if your dad lets you"

= request to go to the park after school if your dad allows you


: to rent rooms (British Eng)

"He let a room to a young woman from another city"

"I'm letting a room from a wealthy couple"


+) Let me 

: ~할게요, 하게 놔두세요

Let me get a Big Mac 빅맥 주세요(내가 빅맥 좀 가져가게 해주세요)

Let me know 알려주세요

Let me try again 다시 한번 시도해볼게요

Let me have a bite 한입만 먹어볼게요

Let me help you 내가 도와줄게요

Let me take a guess 내가 한번 맞춰 볼게요

Let me go 나 보내줘요

Let me take care of it 내가 처리할게요

Let me think about it 내가 한번 생각해 볼게요

Let me show you how to do it 어떻게 하는지 가르쳐 줄게요


[variation]

(1) to let go

: to dismiss from a job

: to fire someone from their job/ employment

"Management decided to let half of us go this month"

+) half of us = half of the employees

"I'm sorry, but we have to let you go"


: to relax, to release

"Try to let go of your stress"

"Let go of me" = release me!


(2) Let out

: to free something

: to release something

: it's usually something which has been confined

"Let me out of this room"

"She let out a terrifying scream" = release of emotion with a scream = freed from the body


(3) let (someone) have it

: to strongly attack someone (with words or physically)

: to have an argument

: can be physical or verbal

"My boss let me have it this morning. I made a huge mistake this week" = to shout at someone

"Did you see that fight? The smaller guy really let the bigger guy have it!"









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