6 English Phrasal Verbs With 'LET'

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6 phrasal verbs with 'LET'

Let down

1. Disappoint, fail to keep an arrangement
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: She failed to turn up and I felt badly LET DOWN.
2. Make clothes longer
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: He's grown so much, we'll have to LET his trousers DOWN.

Let in

1. Allow someone to enter
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The doorstaff didn't LET him IN the nightclub because he was wearing jeans.

Let in on

1. Tell someone a secret, inform them or allow them to participate
   (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
   
   » Example: They LET me IN ON what they were planning.

Let off

1. Not punish
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The judge LET him OFF with a fine rather than a prison sentence since it was his first offence.

Let on

1. Tell a secret
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: I didn't mean to LET ON about the party; I just said it without thinking.

Let out

1. Allow to leave or go out
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The convict was LET OUT of prison after serving five years of an eight-year sentence.
2. Make a sound
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: He LET OUT a huge sigh of relief when he heard the results.
3. Make clothes bigger
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: I've put on so much weight that I'm going to have to LET my suits OUT.

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