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let it be known

let it be known verb: to ensure that others are aware, even if not telling them directly.

Verb

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

  1. (formal) To ensure that others are aware, even if not telling them directly.
    • Diary, I just want to let it be known to you that whatever I write in any of my diaries is the honest truth and my real feelings, okay?1965 January 10, Lou Sullivan, Diary

Forms of let it be known

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

Questions about let it be known

What does let it be known mean?
Let it be known means to ensure that others are aware, even if not telling them directly.
What part of speech is let it be known?
Let it be known is a verb.
What is the past tense of let it be known?
The past tense of let it be known is let it be known.

Words near let it be known in the dictionary

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

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