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re-let en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English let English re-let From re- + let.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To let anew (as a house).
    • The EMR HST fleet should by now have been replaced by electric multiple units that would have been ordered had the East Midlands franchise been re-let in 2014 as planned, rather than being the subject of a succession of Direct Awards. 2020 August 12, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: Dispensation extension for EMR HSTs and Welsh Pacers”, in Rail, page 16:

Forms

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re-let Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
re-let Tense=Past lexicographic
re-letting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
re-lets Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic