letting
part of speech
verb (present participle of let: let, lets, let, letting)
meaning for a pupil
1) Letting means allowing someone to do something: Mum is letting me stay up late. tree →
2) Letting something happen means not stopping it: letting the water run. tree →
3) In British English, letting a house or flat means renting it out to someone. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories it shows who has permission or who is in charge. In safety lessons: never letting strangers into the house, letting an adult know where you are. Phrases: letting go, letting off steam, letting someone down, letting in, letting out.
examples
- Thanks for letting me borrow your pen. tree →
- Dad is letting us camp in the garden. tree →
- Stop letting the door slam! tree →
- She is letting go of the rope. tree →
- You are letting the cold air in. tree →
- I felt bad about letting my team down. tree →
- They are letting the dog off the lead in the park. tree →
- Letting the tap run wastes water. tree →
- Straight on he strode, letting neither hill nor river hinder him. tree →
note
Double t: letting, not «leting». «Let» has the same form in present, past and past participle (let, let, let). After let comes a verb without «to»: «letting me go», not «letting me to go». Do not confuse with «leaving».
In the corpora
- A dissolved solid can be got back by letting the water evaporate.
- "Show, don't tell" means letting actions, body language and details show a feeling instead of naming it.
- Sand, mats and the foam in a helmet soften a blow by letting you stop more slowly.
- Good listening means looking at the person, letting them finish, and then answering about what they actually said.
- Letting a small child win sometimes is kindness.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «letting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.