let go
let
lɛt
let
go
goƊ
gow
/lˈɛt ɡˈəʊ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "let go"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to release one's grip on something
Intransitive: to let go | to let go of sth
to let go definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child hesitated before finally letting go of the kite string.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āϘ⧁āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻŦāϰāĻ–āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāϰāĻ–āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to dismiss someone from their job or employment, often due to poor performance or misconduct
Transitive: to let go an employee
to let go definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The employee was let go due to a series of policy violations.
āύ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āϗ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϚāĻžāϰ⧀āϕ⧇ āĻŦāϰāĻ–āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to free oneself from tension or anxiety and be more relaxed instead
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Meditation helps individuals let go, finding inner calmness.
āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇āĨ¤
to let oneself go
01

to stop caring for one's physical appearance, hygiene, or mental well-being

to [let] {oneself} go definition and meaning
Idiom
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He let himself go during the stressful months, gaining weight and neglecting sleep.
02

to behave in a way one desires without worrying about other's opinions

Idiom
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They let themselves go during the weekend getaway, enjoying leisurely activities, disconnecting from work, and prioritizing their relaxation.
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