let
a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court;
the ball must be served again
• Syn:
net ball
• Hypernyms:
serve, service
1. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen (Freq. 219)
- This permits the water to rush in
- This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement
- This will permit the rain to run off
• Syn:
allow, permit
• Ant:
prevent
• Hyponyms:
pass
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
- Something ----s INFINITIVE
2. actively cause something to happen (Freq. 15)
- I let it be known that I was not interested
• Hypernyms:
induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
3. consent to, give permission (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Syn:
permit, allow, countenance
• Ant:
disallow (for: allow), forbid (for: permit)
• Derivationally related forms:
countenance (for: countenance), allowable (for: allow), permissible (for: permit), permissive (for: permit), permit (for: permit), permission (for: permit)
• Hypernyms:
accept, consent, go for
• Hyponyms:
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear,
stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer,
put up, furlough, give, allow, permit, authorize,
authorise, pass, clear, admit, let in, include,
privilege, favor, favour, legalize, legalise, decriminalize,
decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise,
trust, allow in, intromit
• Verb Group:
allow, grant
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
4. cause to move;
cause to be in a certain position or condition (Freq. 2)
- He got his squad on the ball
- This let me in for a big surprise
- He got a girl into trouble
• Syn:
get, have
• Hypernyms:
make, get
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
5. leave unchanged (Freq. 1)
- let it be
• Hypernyms:
leave, leave alone, leave behind
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
6. grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
- I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners
• Syn:
lease, rent
• See Also:
rent out (for: rent)
• Derivationally related forms:
rent (for: rent), renter (for: rent), letter, lessor, lease (for: lease)
• Hypernyms:
give
• Hyponyms:
sublet, sublease
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
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