noun
verb
- Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen.
- usage: "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
- Actively cause something to happen.
- usage: "I let it be known that I was not interested"
- synonyms: let
- Consent to, give permission.
- usage: "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
- synonyms: permit, allow, let, countenance
- Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition.
- usage: "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
- Leave unchanged.
- usage: "let it be"
- synonyms: let
- Grant use or occupation of under a term of contract.
- usage: "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
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