let off en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(transitive) To cause to explode or come out; to release.
to let off a fart
Stand back when you let off fireworks.
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(idiomatic, transitive) To forgive and not punish.
The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) Synonym of leave off.
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To ease off.
You let off the throttle while you're shifting, then you resume once you've caught the next gear.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lets off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| letting off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| let off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| let off | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
let out · detonate · set off · excuse · touch off · leave off · let up · pardon
Translations (17)
eo ĉesi (to leave off) · pl przestać (to leave off) · pl słabnąć (to leave off) · de aufhören (to leave off) · mi waiho atu (to leave off) · pl ustąpić (to leave off) · ang āteorian (to leave off) · pl puścić wolno (to forgive and not punish) · pl spowodować wybuch (to cause to explode or come out; to release.) · mi kātirawhe (to leave off) · pl ustępować (to leave off) · pl przestawać (to leave off) · pl puszczać wolno (to forgive and not punish) · pl ucichnąć (to leave off) · pl powodować wybuch (to cause to explode or come out; to release.) · pl cichnąć (to leave off) · pl osłabnąć (to leave off)