let
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
How often you will meet it
Rank 151 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 160,522 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.076% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
auxiliary verb
- used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
let in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Let me tell you this, young man.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Well, don’t let him have too much of it.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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O come, come away From labor now reposing, Let busy care a while forbear; O come, come away.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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They suffered her to touch a little hand of each, passively rather than unwillingly, and let it go.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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I could not see till it came within two oars length, when taking my fusee, I let fly at him.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1