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# let go

phrase (verb phrase: let go, lets go, let go, letting go; let someone go)

«let go» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, everyday) dismissed from a job; fired.
2. (literal) to stop holding something or someone.
3. to stop worrying about or holding on to a feeling or the past.

### In the lessons

As a euphemism, bosses and workers use it to make firing sound gentle. As plain words, it is very common in everyday life and stories. Register: everyday; all regions.

### Examples

- The shop let three workers go before Christmas.
- Dad was let go from his job last week.
- Chat: they let me go, no warning
- Don't let go of the rope!
- The girl let go of the balloon and it floated away.
- You need to let go of that old argument.
- Let go of my arm, it hurts!

### Note

Context decides: «let someone go» from work = fire; «let go of something» = stop holding. Past form is «let», not «letted». Plain word: fired.