impf & ·p.p. of let.
2. let ·vi to forbear.
3. let ·noun a stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over.
4. let ·vi to be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. ·see note under let, ·vt.
5. let ·vt to consider; to think; to esteem.
6. let ·vt to leave; to relinquish; to abandon.
7. let ·noun a retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay;
common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic.
8. let ·vt to retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose.
9. let ·vt to give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract;
often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering.
10. let ·vt to permit; to allow; to suffer;
either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent.
11. let ·vt to allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out;
often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses.
12. let ·vt to cause; to make;
used with the infinitive in the active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, ·i.e., cause to be made; let bring, ·i.e., cause to be brought.