let

«let» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To allow someone to do something: "Mum let me stay up." — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (let, lets, let, letting); noun (a let — in tennis; to let — for rent)

meaning for a pupil

1) To allow someone to do something: "Mum let me stay up." tree →

2) "Let's" (let us) suggests doing something together: "Let's go!" tree →

3) To allow something to move: let go, let in, let out. tree →

4) To rent a house or room (British). tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Let my people go is Moses' demand to Pharaoh, and let there be light is God's first command in creation. Interpretation: The tradition sees God creating by speech, so each let there be is a word of power. In the primary lessons: In maths, "let x be the number" means "call the number x". In everyday life it is about permission: who lets you do what. Phrases: let's, let go, let in, let out, let down (disappoint), let alone, let me know, let me see.

examples

• And after that he will let you go. (Torah EXO.3.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let them go and gather straw for themselves. (Torah EXO.5.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let peoples serve thee, and nations bow down to thee. (Torah GEN.27.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants. (Writings PSA.90.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone. (Prophets HOS.4.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• I pray you, let us leave off this exaction. (Writings NEH.5.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let me help you. tree →
• Let's play outside. tree →
• Dad let us watch a film. tree →
• Let go of the rope slowly. tree →
• Please let the dog in. tree →
• Don't let me down. tree →
• Let x be the number of apples. tree →
• Let me know when you are ready. tree →
• "Well," says she, "let's see now. tree →

note

Past is "let" (same as present): "Yesterday she let me." After "let" use the plain verb without "to": "let me go", not "let me to go". "Let's" (let us) is not "lets" (he lets). In maths "let" names an unknown; it does not change any number.

In the corpora

• And God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light.
• and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so.
• And he said: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.
• God enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.
• Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.'

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «let» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.