let off
let off verb: to cause to explode or come out; to release.
Verb
let off (third-person singular simple present lets off, present participle letting off, simple past and past participle let off)
- To cause to explode or come out; to release.
- Stand back when you let off fireworks.
- to let off a fart
- To forgive and not punish.
- The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars.
- Synonym of leave off.
- Synonyms:
- leave off
- To ease off.
- You let off the throttle while you're shifting, then you resume once you've caught the next gear.
- Synonyms:
- let up
let off meaning in Kannada
let off in Kannada
- ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಬಿಡುವುದು, ಪಾರಾಗುವ ಅವಕಾಶ, ಮನ್ನಿಸುವುದು
Synonyms of let off
Forms of let off
| third-person singular present | lets off |
|---|---|
| present participle | letting off |
| past participle | let off |
| past | let off |
Words formed from let off
Questions about let off
- What does let off mean?
- Let off means to cause to explode or come out; to release.
- What is let off in Kannada?
- Let off in Kannada is ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಬಿಡುವುದು, ಪಾರಾಗುವ ಅವಕಾಶ, ಮನ್ನಿಸುವುದು. See Let off meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is let off?
- Let off is a verb.
- What is the past tense of let off?
- The past tense of let off is let off.
Words near let off in the dictionary
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