āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
let down
/lËÉt dËaĘn/
to let down
[phrase form: let]
01
āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to make someone disappointed by not meeting their expectations
Transitive: to let down sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The politician 's empty promises and lack of action let down the voters who had placed their trust in them.
āϰāĻžāĻāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻŦ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āύāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύā§, āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to lower something that was previously raised or suspended
Transitive: to let down sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pilot gradually let down the airplane, preparing for a smooth landing on the runway.
āĻĒāĻžāĻāϞā§āĻ āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āϰāĻžāύāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āĻ
āĻŦāϤāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
03
āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύā§
to lengthen a piece of clothing, such as pants or a dress, by releasing or lowering the hem or seams
Transitive: to let down a piece of clothing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The seamstress let down the hem of the dress, allowing it to flow gracefully to the floor.
āĻĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻšā§āĻŽ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻāϰāϞ, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ⧠āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to hinder someone or something's ability to achieve their full potential or perform to their best capabilities
Transitive: to let down sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The athlete's lack of stamina in the final stretch of the race let them down, preventing them from securing a victory.
āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ⧠āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāĻĨāϞāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻŦ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢā§āϞā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to intentionally remove air from something that was previously inflated
Dialect
British
Transitive: to let down something inflatable
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The vandal let down the inflatable bouncy castle at the children's party, ruining the fun for everyone.
āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϞ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāύāĻĢā§āϞā§āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻāύā§āϏāĻŋ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āϞāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āϏāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŽāĻāĻž āύāώā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤



























