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To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive, with-of
Examples
- You're hurting him! Let him go!
- Let go of the phone.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: release, unhand, leggo, relinquish
Antonyms: none provided
To emotionally disengage or distract oneself from a situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To dismiss from employment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
Examples
- The secretary didn't work out, so her boss told her she was being let go.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decruit, dehire, unhire, lay off, fire, axe, can, discard, remove, discharge, dismiss, downsize, give the axe, give someone the boot, give someone their cards, give the chop, give the elbow, give someone the heave-ho, give someone the old heave-ho, let go, let someone go, make redundant, pink slip, promote to customer, retrench, sack, serve notice, shit-can, term, terminate, throw out
Antonyms: none provided
To ignore (a comment, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance.
To gain weight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, transitive
Qualifier: usually reflexively
Examples
- Wow, dude! You've really let yourself go this time!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, go.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Please, Mom, can you let me go to her party?
- We shan’t let our old car go to anyone for less than 15 grand.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
release, as from one's grip
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Let go of the door handle, please!
- relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: let go of, release, relinquish
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: discharge, muster out, unclasp, pop, toggle, unhand, bring out, let out, unleash, let loose, loose, disengage, withdraw
be relaxed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Don't be so worried all the time--just let go!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: be
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
93 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
antaa mennä
— other than idiom
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Finnish:
päästää
— other than idiom
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Italian:
lasciar andare
— other than idiom
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Italian:
lasciar perdere
— other than idiom
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Polish:
pozwalać pójść
— other than idiom
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Polish:
pozwolić pójść
— other than idiom
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Spanish:
dejar / permitir ir
— other than idiom
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Ottoman Turkish:
براقمق
(bırakmak)
— other than idiom
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Ottoman Turkish:
صالمق
(salmak)
— other than idiom
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Cherokee:
ᏚᏲᏍᎦ
(duyosga)
— to no longer hold on
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Chinese Mandarin:
放开
(fàngkāi)
— to no longer hold on
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Chinese Mandarin:
放開 /放开
(fàngkāi)
— to no longer hold on
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Chinese Mandarin:
放手
(fàngshǒu)
— to no longer hold on
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Danish:
slippe
— to no longer hold on
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Danish:
give slip på
— to no longer hold on
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Dutch:
loslaten
— to no longer hold on
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Esperanto:
delasi
— to no longer hold on
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Finnish:
päästää
— to no longer hold on
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Finnish:
päästää irti
— to no longer hold on
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Finnish:
päästää käsistään
— to no longer hold on
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Finnish:
hellittää otteensa
— to no longer hold on
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Finnish:
antaa mennä
— to no longer hold on
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French:
lâcher
— to no longer hold on
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Galician:
soltar
— to no longer hold on
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Galician:
deixar
— to no longer hold on
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German:
loslassen
— to no longer hold on
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Greek:
αφήνω
(afíno)
— to no longer hold on
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Hungarian:
elenged
— to no longer hold on
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Hungarian:
elereszt
— to no longer hold on
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Irish:
scaoil (de)
— to no longer hold on
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Italian:
lasciare perdere
— to no longer hold on
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Italian:
lasciare stare
— to no longer hold on
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Japanese:
放す
(hanasu)
— to no longer hold on
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Korean:
놓다
(nota)
— to no longer hold on
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Latin:
mitto
— to no longer hold on
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Polish:
puszczać
— to no longer hold on
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Polish:
puścić
— to no longer hold on
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Polish:
wypuszczać
— to no longer hold on
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Polish:
wypuścić
— to no longer hold on
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Portuguese:
soltar
— to no longer hold on
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Romanian:
da drumul
— to no longer hold on
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Russian:
отпуска́ть
(otpuskátʹ)
— to no longer hold on
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Russian:
отпусти́ть
(otpustítʹ)
— to no longer hold on
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Sanskrit:
मुञ्चति
(muñcati)
— to no longer hold on
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Lower Sorbian:
pušćaś
— to no longer hold on
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Spanish:
soltar
— to no longer hold on
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Spanish:
desasir
— to no longer hold on
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Swedish:
släppa
— to no longer hold on
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Tamil:
விடு
(viṭu)
— to no longer hold on
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Tocharian B:
tärk-
— to no longer hold on
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Turkish:
bırakmak
— to no longer hold on
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Turkish:
salmak
— to no longer hold on
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Ottoman Turkish:
براقمق
(bırakmak)
— to no longer hold on
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Ottoman Turkish:
صالمق
(salmak)
— to no longer hold on
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Ukrainian:
відпуска́ти
(vidpuskáty)
— to no longer hold on
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Ukrainian:
відпусти́ти
(vidpustýty)
— to no longer hold on
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Finnish:
antaa olla
— to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation
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Finnish:
antaa mennä
— to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation
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French:
laisser tomber
— to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation
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Italian:
lasciarsi andare
— to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation
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Italian:
prendere fiato
— to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation
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Polish:
odpuszczać
— to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation
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Polish:
odpuścić
— to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation
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Portuguese:
ir
— to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation
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Swedish:
släppa
— to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation
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Turkish:
aldırmak
— to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation
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Ukrainian:
відпуска́ти
(vidpuskáty)
— to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation
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Ukrainian:
відпусти́ти
(vidpustýty)
— to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation
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Danish:
lade gå
— dismiss from employment
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Finnish:
irtisanoa
— dismiss from employment
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German:
sich trennen von
— dismiss from employment
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Hungarian:
elbocsát
— dismiss from employment
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Hungarian:
elküld
— dismiss from employment
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Latin:
demitto
— dismiss from employment
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Latin:
dimitto
— dismiss from employment
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Polish:
żegnać się
— dismiss from employment
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Polish:
pożegnać się
— dismiss from employment
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Portuguese:
demitir
— dismiss from employment
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Swedish:
säga upp
— dismiss from employment
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Swedish:
ge silkessnöret
— dismiss from employment
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Swedish:
entlediga
— dismiss from employment
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Swedish:
avpollettera
— dismiss from employment
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Finnish:
antaa mennä
— euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance
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German:
nachlassen
— euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance
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German:
sich gehen lassen
— euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance
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Hungarian:
elengedi magát
— euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance
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Hungarian:
elhagyja magát
— euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance
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Hungarian:
elhanyagolja magát
— euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance
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Italian:
lasciarsi andare
— euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance
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Polish:
zaniedbywać
— euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance
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Polish:
zaniedbać
— euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance
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Polish:
zapuszczać
— euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance
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Polish:
zapuścić
— euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance
