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let it be

let it be verb: to leave something to follow its natural course; this involves desisting from any intent to intervene.

Verb

let it be (third-person singular simple present lets it be, present participle letting it be, simple past and past participle let it be)

  1. (idiomatic) To leave something to follow its natural course; this involves desisting from any intent to intervene.
    • Near-synonyms: let sleeping dogs lie, let a sleeping dog lie, let bygones be bygones, let nature take its course
    • Let it be. The more you interfere, the worse it will get.

let it be meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Gujarati

let it be in Tamil

leave something to follow its natural course
இருக்கடும் irukkaṭum, இருக்கட்டும் irukkaṭṭum, கிடக்கட்டும் kiṭakkaṭṭum

let it be in Urdu

Let it be, may it be
باد bād

let it be in Gujarati

leave something to follow its natural course
છો chŏ

Synonyms of let it be

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Forms of let it be

third-person singular presentlets it be
present participleletting it be
past participlelet it be
pastlet it be

Questions about let it be

What does let it be mean?
Let it be means to leave something to follow its natural course; this involves desisting from any intent to intervene.
What is let it be in Tamil?
Let it be in Tamil is இருக்கடும் (irukkaṭum), இருக்கட்டும் (irukkaṭṭum), கிடக்கட்டும் (kiṭakkaṭṭum). See Let it be meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is let it be?
Let it be is a verb.
What is the past tense of let it be?
The past tense of let it be is let it be.

Words near let it be in the dictionary

  1. let in
  2. let in on
  3. let into
  4. let it all hang out
  5. let it alone
  6. let it be
  7. let it be known
  8. let it snow
  9. let know
  10. let lie
  11. let loose

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Adapted from Wiktionary: let it be (page history and authors); باد (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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