Let past Meaning in English

expression · lemma: let

US

ˈɫɛt/ /ˈpæst

LET PAST

UK

lˈɛt/ /pˈɑːst

LET PAHST

التعريف

'Let' in the past tense means allowed or gave permission for something to happen or someone to do something.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Let' is irregular; the past tense form is also 'let'. Common with 'let someone do something'. Not used for objects (use 'allow' or 'permit'). Often seen in stories about past permissions or events.

• Spanish: permitió - dejó (pasado de 'let')
• Portuguese (BR): deixou - permitiu (passado de 'let')
• Portuguese (PT): deixou - permitiu (passado de 'let')
• Chinese (Simplified): 让...过去了 (“let”的过去式)
• Chinese (Traditional): 讓...過去了 (「let」的過去式)
• Hindi: अनुमति दी - जाने दिया ('let' का भूतकाल)
• Arabic: سَمَحَ - ترك (الماضي من 'let')
• Bengali: অনুমতি দেওয়া - যেতে দেওয়া
• Russian: разрешил - позволил
• Japanese: させた - 許した
• Vietnamese: cho phép - để cho
• Korean: 하게 했다 - 허락했다
• Turkish: izin verdi - müsaade etti
• Urdu: اجازت دی - کرنے دیا
• Indonesian: membiarkan - mengizinkan

جمل نموذجية

My parents let me stay up late last night.

basic

The teacher let us leave early after the test.

basic

She let her friend borrow her car yesterday.

basic

They finally let us see the results after waiting all day.

natural

Her boss let her take the afternoon off for a doctor's appointment.

natural

Nobody let him explain his side of the story back then.

natural