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करने देना; आइए (सुझाव); किराये पर देना

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    [T]

    to allow somebody to do something or something to happen; used for making suggestions ('let's'); (BrE) to allow somebody to use a house or room in return for regular payments

    करने देना; आइए (सुझाव); किराये पर देना

    • Let me help you.
    • Let's go.
    • rooms to let
    + 5 more examples
    • Let me carry your bag.
    • Let's meet at the station at nine.
    • The teacher let us leave early.
    • There is a flat to let near the college.
    • Don't let the milk boil over.

    Synonyms allow permit authorize rent lease

    Opposite prevent forbid stop

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

let + sb + bare infinitive

Let means to allow; it is followed by an object and the bare infinitive without to.

'Let' का अर्थ अनुमति देना है; इसके बाद object और बिना to की bare infinitive आती है।

  • My mother let me go to the fair.
  • The teacher did not let the students leave early.

let's + bare infinitive

Let's (let us) is used to make a suggestion; the negative is let's not or don't let's.

'Let's' (let us) सुझाव देने के लिए आता है; इसका negative 'let's not' या 'don't let's' है।

  • Let's start the class now.
  • Let's not waste time.

let sb/sth + go / know / be

Several fixed patterns use let: let go, let me know, let it be.

'Let' के साथ कई स्थिर प्रयोग हैं: let go, let me know, let it be।

  • Let me know when the result comes out.
  • Do not let go of the rope.

let (British: to rent out)

In British English, let also means to allow someone to use a house for rent; 'to let' on a board means available for rent.

British English में 'let' का अर्थ किराये पर देना भी है; बोर्ड पर 'To let' का अर्थ किराये के लिए उपलब्ध है।

  • They let the first floor to a student.
  • There was a 'To Let' sign on the gate.
+Collocations 4

let + noun/pronoun + verb

let him golet her speaklet me seelet it happenlet them play

  • Please let me finish my sentence.

let + particle

let inlet outlet offlet downlet up

  • The windows let in plenty of light.

let + abstract

let golet sliplet passlet falllet alone

  • He let slip the secret.

to let / for let

to lethouse to letflat to letrooms to letshop to let

  • A flat to let was advertised near the station.
“More examples 5
  • The guard did not let anyone enter without a pass.

गार्ड ने बिना पास के किसी को भीतर नहीं आने दिया।

  • Let me help you carry the bags.

मुझे आपके बैग उठाने में मदद करने दीजिए।

  • Let the water boil for five minutes before adding tea leaves.

चायपत्ती डालने से पहले पानी को पाँच मिनट उबलने दीजिए।

  • Let's meet at the library at four o'clock.

चलिए, चार बजे पुस्तकालय में मिलते हैं।

  • The old lady let her house to a young family.

बुज़ुर्ग महिला ने अपना मकान एक युवा परिवार को किराये पर दे दिया।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ My father did not let me to go out.

✓ My father did not let me go out.

Let is followed by the bare infinitive, without to.

'Let' के बाद bare infinitive आती है, to के बिना।

✗ Let we go to the market.

✓ Let us go to the market.

After let, use the object pronoun us, not we.

'Let' के बाद object pronoun 'us' आता है, 'we' नहीं।

✗ She was let to go early.

✓ She was allowed to go early.

Let is rarely used in the passive; use be allowed to.

'Let' का passive में प्रयोग कम होता है; 'be allowed to' लिखें।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Let, allow and permit all express permission, but differ in tone and structure.

Let, allow और permit तीनों अनुमति बताते हैं, पर स्वर और संरचना में भिन्न हैं।

let

Informal; followed by a bare infinitive and rarely used in the passive.

अनौपचारिक; bare infinitive के साथ आता है और passive में कम प्रयुक्त।

  • Let me go.

allow

Neutral; takes to-infinitive and works in the passive.

सामान्य; to-infinitive लेता है और passive में चलता है।

  • Students are allowed to use calculators.

permit

Formal, used for rules and official permission.

औपचारिक, नियमों और आधिकारिक अनुमति के लिए।

  • Photography is not permitted inside the temple.
Idioms 6

let alone

used after a negative statement to say that sth else is even less possible

…की तो बात ही छोड़ो

  • He can't even ride a bicycle, let alone drive a car.
  • I can't afford a scooter, let alone a car.

let go (of sb/sth)

to stop holding sb/sth; to stop thinking about or being angry about sth

छोड़ देना; किसी बात को भूल जाना

  • Don't let go of the rope!
  • You need to let go of the past.

let sth slip

to reveal a secret by accident

अनजाने में कोई राज़ खोल देना

  • She let slip that she was planning to resign.
  • I didn't mean to let it slip.

let sth pass

to decide not to react to sth that sb has said or done

किसी बात को नज़रअंदाज़ कर देना, जाने देना

  • I didn't like his remark, but I let it pass.
  • It was a small mistake, so the teacher let it pass.

let fly (at sb/sth) (with sth)

to attack sb by hitting them or shouting at them

किसी पर टूट पड़ना, बरस पड़ना

  • She let fly at him with a stream of insults.
  • The batsman let fly and hit a huge six.

live and let live

used to say that you should accept other people's way of life

ख़ुद भी जियो और दूसरों को भी जीने दो

  • My grandfather's motto was live and let live.
  • In a big city, people tend to live and let live.
→Phrasal verbs 8

let sb down

to fail to help or support somebody as they had hoped

(किसी को) निराश करना, धोखा देना

  • I promised to help her, and I won't let her down.

let sb in on sth

to allow somebody to share a secret

(किसी को) राज़ में शामिल करना

  • Shall we let Radhika in on our surprise plan?

let sb off

to not punish somebody, or give them a lighter punishment than expected

(किसी को) बिना सज़ा या हल्की सज़ा देकर छोड़ देना

  • The teacher let him off with a warning.

let sth out

to give a cry or other sound; to make clothes looser

(चीख़ आदि) निकालना; (कपड़े) ढीले करना

  • She let out a scream when she saw the snake.

let up

to become less strong; to make less effort

(वर्षा, दबाव आदि का) कम होना, थमना

  • The rain didn't let up all day.

let sb/sth in

to allow somebody or something to enter

(किसी को) अंदर आने देना

  • Open the window to let in some fresh air.

let on (to sb)

(informal) to tell a secret

(किसी को) राज़ बता देना

  • Don't let on that I told you about the surprise party.

let yourself in for sth

to involve yourself in sth that is likely to be unpleasant or difficult

(बिना सोचे) ख़ुद को किसी मुसीबत या कठिन काम में फँसा लेना

  • Do you know what you're letting yourself in for?
  • I didn't realize how much work I was letting myself in for.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

allow permit authorize rent lease

Antonyms

prevent forbid stop

?Which word?

Keep apart let (allow) and leave (go away).

Let (करने देना) और leave (चले जाना) को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

Verb forms, asked very often: let, let, let (the same in all forms).

Verb forms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: let, let, let (सभी रूपों में समान)।

Let + object + base form without 'to' ('Let him go', not 'let him to go'; 'Let me see'); let's (let us) for suggestions ('Let's start'); the question tag after let's is 'shall we' ('Let's go, shall we?').

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: let + object + 'to' के बिना base form ('Let him go', 'let him to go' नहीं; 'Let me see'); सुझावों के लिए let's (let us) ('Let's start'); let's के बाद question tag 'shall we' है ('Let's go, shall we?')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Let the cat out of the bag (tell a secret by mistake), let sleeping dogs lie, let go (stop holding), let off (not punish), let down (disappoint: 'Don't let me down'), let alone (not to mention: 'He can't walk, let alone run').

Idioms: let the cat out of the bag (गलती से राज़ खोलना), let sleeping dogs lie, let go (पकड़ छोड़ना), let off (दंड न देना, छोड़ देना), let down (निराश करना: 'Don't let me down'), let alone (तो दूर की बात: 'He can't walk, let alone run')।