letting

Everyday

1. Letting means allowing someone to do something: Mum is letting me stay up late. tree →
2. Letting something happen means not stopping it: letting the water run. tree →
3. In British English, letting a house or flat means renting it out to someone. tree →

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 →
• Dad is letting us camp in the garden. tree →
• Stop letting the door slam! tree →
• She is letting go of the rope. tree →
• You are letting the cold air in. tree →
• I felt bad about letting my team down. tree →
• They are letting the dog off the lead in the park. tree →
• Letting the tap run wastes water. tree →
• Straight on he strode, letting neither hill nor river hinder him. tree →

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».