let

/ˈlet/

Middle English leten, from Old English lǣtan; akin to Old High German lāzzan to permit, and perhaps to Lithuanian lėnas tranquil

verb

  1. to cause to : make

  2. to give opportunity to or fail to prevent

  3. —used in the imperative to introduce a request or proposal

let me know

hire let lease rent charter mean to engage or grant for use at a price. hire and let, strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use. lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease.

noun

  1. something that impedes : obstruction

  2. a shot or point in racket games that does not count and must be replayed

… ruled his little world without hindrance or let …

verb

  1. hinder, prevent