Let out meaning
Let out is a phrasal verb that means to permit a person or animal to leave an enclosed or locked place.
- Past simple
- let out
- Past participle
- let out
- -ing form
- letting out
What let out means
B2
To permit a person or animal to leave an enclosed or locked place
Could you let the cat out?
Similar phrasal verbs
With let: let down, let up, let in, let someone in on something, let something into something, let off, let on, let yourself in for.
With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.
Common questions
What does let out mean?
To permit a person or animal to leave an enclosed or locked place.
What is the past tense of let out?
Let out, which is also its past participle.
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