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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