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let in

vb (tr, adverb)

1. to allow to enter

2. let in for to involve (oneself or another) in (something more than is expected): he let himself in for a lot of extra work.

3. let in on to allow (someone) to know about or participate in

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Verb	1.	let in - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" admit, include countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" admit, take on, accept, take - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" induct, initiate - accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" readmit - admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted" involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
	2.	let in - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" allow in, intromit, admit countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" repatriate - admit back into the country readmit - admit anew; "The refugee was readmitted into his home country" admit - serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"

let

verb

1. To give one's consent to:

allow, approbate, approve, authorize, consent, endorse, permit, sanction.

Informal: OK.

2. To afford an opportunity for:

admit, allow, permit.

3. To neither forbid nor prevent:

allow, have, permit, suffer, tolerate.

4. To give temporary use of in return for payment:

hire (out), lease, rent.

phrasal verb
let down

1. To cause to descend:

depress, drop, lower, take down.

2. To cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes, desires, or expectations of:

disappoint, discontent, disgruntle, dissatisfy.

phrasal verb
let in

To serve as a means of entrance for:

admit, intromit.

phrasal verb
let off

1. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:

emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let out, release, send forth, throw off, vent.

2. To free from an obligation or duty:

absolve, discharge, dispense, excuse, exempt, relieve, spare.

phrasal verb
let out

1. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:

emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, release, send forth, throw off, vent.

2. To remove (a liquid) by a steady, gradual process:

drain, draw (off), pump, tap.

3. To disclose in a breach of confidence:

betray, blab, divulge, expose, give away, reveal, tell, uncover, unveil.

Informal: spill.

Archaic: discover.

Idioms: let slip, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tell all.

phrasal verb
let up

1. To grow or cause to grow gradually less:

abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, peter (out), rebate, reduce, tail away (or off), taper (off).

2. To become or cause to become less active or intense:

abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane.

3. To reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity:

ease, loose, loosen, relax, slack, slacken, untighten.

Translations

يُدْخِلُ

pustit dovnitř/venvpustit

lukke indlukke ud

päästää sisään

pustiti u što

beereszt

hleypa inn/út

fare entrare ammettere andarsi a cacciare far entrare

入れる

안으로 들이다

släppa in

ให้เข้ามา

içeriye almak

cho vào

放进

w>let in

vt sep

water → durchlassen

(= admit) air, cat, visitor → hereinlassen; (to club etc) → zulassen (to zu); he let himself in (with his key) → er schloss die Tür auf und ging hinein; he let her/himself into the apartment → er ließ sie/er ging in die Wohnung hinein; just let yourself in → geh einfach hinein; I was just letting myself in → ich schloss gerade die Tür auf

(= involve in) to let somebody in for a lot of work → jdm eine Menge Arbeit aufhalsen; see what you’ve let me in for now → da hast du mir aber was eingebrockt! (inf); to let oneself in for something → sich auf etw (acc) → einlassen; I got let in for £50 → ich bin £ 50 losgeworden (inf)

(= allow to know) to let somebody in on something, to let somebody into something → jdn in etw (acc) → einweihen; she let me in on the secret → sie hat es mir verraten

(Sew) to let in a panel → eine Bahn einsetzen

vi (shoes, tent) → Wasser durchlassen, undicht sein

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let in

→ يُدْخِلُ vpustit lukke ind hereinlassen αφήνω να μπει dejar entrar päästää sisään laisser entrer pustiti u što fare entrare 入れる 안으로 들이다 binnenlaten slippe inn wpuścić deixar entrar пропускать släppa in ให้เข้ามา içeriye almak cho vào 放进

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