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let out

The correct spelling is let out.

How to pronounce let out

verb

Say it like: Let- ow-t

The correct spelling is let out. To release. For example: "If you go into the aviary, don't let out any of the birds!"

Usage Examples

If you go into the aviary, don't let out any of the birds!

He let out the reins when they were a mile from the barn.

After the holidays he had to have his suits let out.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To release.
  2. 2.Of a school: to finish for the day or term, allowing the pupils to go home.
  3. 3.To allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls.
  4. 4.(of clothing) To enlarge by adjusting one or more seams.
  5. 5.Of sound, to emit.

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