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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.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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