LET-ON

Meaning of LET-ON in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Etymology: let on

Scotland : sham

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

LET ON — intransitive verb Date: 1725 to make acknowledgment ; admit , to reveal a secret , pretend
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LET ON — intransitive verb 1. a. : to make acknowledgment : admit knew what the matter was but never let on b. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LET ON — pretend; expose a secret
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LET ON — Date: 1725 1. : to make acknowledgment : admit knows more than he lets on 2. : to reveal a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LET ON — Function: intransitive verb Date: 1725 1 : to make acknowledgment : ADMIT <knows more than he lets on > 2 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LET ON — informal 1》 divulge information. 2》 pretend. → let
Concise Oxford English vocab
LET ON — [let on] vi (1725) 1: to make acknowledgment: admit "knows more than he lets on" 2: to reveal a secret …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LET ON — let on phrasal verb informal ( see also ↑ let ) to tell someone something, especially something you have been …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LET ON — If you do not let on that something is true, you do not tell anyone that it is true, and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET ON — If you do not ~ that something is true, you do not tell anyone that it is true, and you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LET ON — Synonyms and related words : acknowledge, act, act a part, admit, admit everything, affect, allow, assume, avow, betray, bluff, come …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LET ON — {v.}, {informal} 1. To tell or admit what you know. - Usually used in the negative. * /Frank lost a …
Slang English vocab
LET ON — Function: verb 1 Synonyms: ACKNOWLEDGE 1, admit, allow, avow, concede, confess, fess (up), grant, own, own up 2 Synonyms: REVEAL …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LET ON — verb 1. Synonyms: acknowledge 1, admit, allow, avow, concede, confess, fess (up), grant, own, own up 2. Synonyms: reveal 1, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LET ON — phr verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
LET ON — phr verb Let on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ passenger
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LET ON — • ↑ not/never let on
Longman Activator English vocab
LET ON — (informal) I never let on that I felt anxious : REVEAL, make known, tell, disclose, mention, divulge, let slip, give …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LET ON — v. 1) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ about ('to reveal') (she did not ~ about her promotion) 2) …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
LET ON — {v.}, {informal} 1. To tell or admit what you know. - Usually used in the negative. * /Frank lost a …
Словарь английских идиом
LET ON — reveal, inform Please don`t let on that you saw me at the movie last night.
English Idioms vocab
LET ON — show, say, reveal, let others believe Don't let on that you know me. Our friendship will be a secret.
English Idioms vocabulary
LET ON — v. , informal 1. To tell or admit what you know. Usually used in the negative. Frank lost a quarter …
American Idioms English vocabulary
LET ON — разг. 1) делать вид, притворяться He's not as rich as he lets on. ≈ Он не так богат, как хочет …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LET ON — phr v разг. 1. притворяться, делать вид to let on to being a foreigner - прикидываться иностранцем he let on …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LET ON — разг.1) делать вид, притворяться He's not as rich as he lets on. — Он не так богат, как хочет казаться. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LET ON — phr v разг. 1. притворяться, делать вид to ~ to being a foreigner - прикидываться иностранцем he ~ he didn't …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LET ON — phr v разг. 1. притворяться, делать вид to let on to being a foreigner - прикидываться иностранцем he let on …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LET ON — притворяться, делать вид, выдавать секрет, доносить на
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LET ON — притворяться, делать вид, выдавать секрет, доносить на
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LET ON — разг. 1) делать вид, притворяться He's not as rich as he lets on. — Он не так богат, как хочет …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LET ON — разг. 1) делать вид, притворяться He's not as rich as he lets on. — Он не так богат, как хочет казаться. 2) выдавать …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LET ON — притворяться, делать вид; выдавать секрет; доносить на кого-л.
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
LET ON — phrvi infml 1) Let's let on we're pirates — Давай притворимся, что мы пираты She let on she didn't know — Она сделала …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
LET ON — phrvi infml 1) Let's let on we're pirates — Давай притворимся, что мы пираты She let on she didn't know …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
LET ON — let on phrvi infml 1. Let's let on we're pirates Давай притворимся, что мы пираты She let on she didn't …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
LET ON — 1) Let's let on we're pirates — Давай притворимся, что мы пираты She let on she didn't know — Она …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
LET ON — выдавать (секрет), рассказывать, разбалтывать
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
LET ON — v. выдавать секрет, рассказывать: John failed exam but didn't let on to Mick. - Джон не сдал экзамена, но не …
Англо-Русский сленговый словарь
LET ON — разг. 1) делать вид, притворяться He's not as rich as he lets on. ≈ Он не так богат, как хочет …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LET — I. ˈlet, usu -ed.+V transitive verb ( letted ; letted or let ; letting ; lets ) Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-LET — lə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -let, -lette, from Middle French -elet, from Old French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LET — let 1 /let/ , v. , let, letting , n. v.t. 1. to allow or permit: to let him escape. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LET — I. ˈlet transitive verb ( let·ted ; letted or let ; let·ting ) Etymology: Middle English letten, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LET
Webster English vocab
LET — [let] vt let.ted ; letted or let ; let.ting [ME letten, fr. OE lettan to delay, hinder; akin to OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LET — let BrE AmE let —The phrase let me has a non-standard casual form ˈlem i , sometimes written lemme ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LET — / let; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( let·ting , let , let ) ALLOW 1. [ no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LET — I. let 1 S1 W1 /let/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle let , present participle letting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LET — v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LET — v. & n. v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LET — 1. v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1. tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid …
Oxford English vocab
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — ( lets, letting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'let' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — (~s, ~ting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form '~' is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES give/let out a laugh ▪ She gave a loud laugh. give/let out a shriek …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LET — (SUGGEST) [verb] [T + object + infinitive without to; not in past tenses] letting, past let - used to express …
Cambridge English vocab
LET — Synonyms and related words : OK, accord, accredit, admit, allow, approve, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, assume, authorize, bareboat charter, be afraid, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LET — n. let down let off let on let out let up
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LET — See ↑ LEND 2, ↑ LET/ALLOW 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ allow sb to do sth/let sb do sth • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
LET — n. 25B6; verb let him sleep for now : ALLOW, permit, give permission to, give leave to, authorize, sanction, grant …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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