- let someone in on/into
- allow someone to know or share (something secret or confidential)
I'll let you into a secret
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
let someone in on/into
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let someone in on/into — allow someone to know (something secret). → let … English new terms dictionary
let — let1 verb (lets, letting; past and past participle let) 1》 not prevent or forbid; allow. 2》 used in the imperative to express an intention, proposal, or instruction: let s have a drink. 3》 used to express an assumption upon which a theory or… … English new terms dictionary
let in on — (informal) To allow to take part in • • • Main Entry: ↑let * * * ˌlet ˈin on ˌlet ˈinto [transitive] [present tense … Useful english dictionary
let — let1 [let] vt. let, letting [ME leten < OE lætan, to leave behind, akin to Ger lassen < IE * lēd < base * lēi , to neglect, leave behind > LATE, L letum, death] 1. to leave; forsake; abandon: now only in phrases let alone or let be or … English World dictionary
let — 1 /let/ verb past tense and past participle letpresent participle letting 1 ALLOW (transitive not in passive) a) to allow someone to do something: I wanted to go out but my Dad wouldn t let me. | let sb do sth: She won t let her children play by… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
let — let1 [ let ] (past tense and past participle let) verb *** ▸ 1 allow ▸ 2 for showing anger etc. ▸ 3 for giving order ▸ 4 rent room/house/etc. ▸ 5 in mathematics ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to allow something to happen: let someone/something do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
let — [[t]le̱t[/t]] ♦ lets, letting (The form let is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB If you let something happen, you allow it to happen without doing anything to stop or prevent it. [V n inf] People said… … English dictionary
let — I UK [let] / US verb Word forms let : present tense I/you/we/they let he/she/it lets present participle letting past tense let past participle let *** 1) a) [transitive] to allow something to happen let someone/something do something: I stepped… … English dictionary
let down — verb 1. move something or somebody to a lower position (Freq. 7) take down the vase from the shelf • Syn: ↑lower, ↑take down, ↑get down, ↑bring down • Ant: ↑raise ( … Useful english dictionary
let — let1 /let/, v., let, letting, n. v.t. 1. to allow or permit: to let him escape. 2. to allow to pass, go, or come: to let us through. 3. to grant the occupancy or use of (land, buildings, rooms, space, etc., or movable property) for rent or hire… … Universalium
