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# letting

verb (present participle of let: let, lets, let, letting)

«letting» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Letting means allowing someone to do something: Mum is letting me stay up late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/#m1)
2. Letting something happen means not stopping it: letting the water run. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/#m2)
3. In British English, letting a house or flat means renting it out to someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories it shows who has permission or who is in charge. In safety lessons: never letting strangers into the house, letting an adult know where you are. Phrases: letting go, letting off steam, letting someone down, letting in, letting out.

### Examples

- Thanks for letting me borrow your pen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/#x1)
- Dad is letting us camp in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/#x2)
- Stop letting the door slam! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/#x3)
- She is letting go of the rope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/#x4)
- You are letting the cold air in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/#x5)
- I felt bad about letting my team down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/#x6)
- They are letting the dog off the lead in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/#x7)
- Letting the tap run wastes water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/#x8)
- Straight on he strode, letting neither hill nor river hinder him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/#x9)

### Note

Double t: letting, not «leting». «Let» has the same form in present, past and past participle (let, let, let). After let comes a verb without «to»: «letting me go», not «letting me to go». Do not confuse with «leaving».

## In Jewish tradition

In stories it shows who has permission or who is in charge. In safety lessons: never letting strangers into the house, letting an adult know where you are. Phrases: letting go, letting off steam, letting someone down, letting in, letting out.

### Note

Double t: letting, not «leting». «Let» has the same form in present, past and past participle (let, let, let). After let comes a verb without «to»: «letting me go», not «letting me to go». Do not confuse with «leaving».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «letting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/letting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«letting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/letting.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «letting» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/letting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«letting» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/letting.html) on Mova free.