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let on

let on verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, on.

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, on.
    • The bus is full now. I can't let any more people on.
  2. (idiomatic) to reveal or indicate, especially unintentionally or against one's wishes
    • I tried not to let on that I had already guessed the answer.
    • He's more self-centered than he lets on.

let on meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

let on in Tamil

உணர்வுகளை வெளிப்படுத்து, பாசாங்கு செய், நடி

let on in Malayalam

make known, reveal, tell
അറിയിക്കുക, വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുക, പ്രകാശിപ്പിക്കുക, പറയുക, സൂചിപ്പിക്കുക, രഹസ്യം വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുക
feign, pretend, affect
ഭാവിക്കുക, നടിക്കുക, അഭിനയിക്കുക, ഭാവം കാണിക്കുക, ഇല്ലാത്തതു ഭാവിക്കുക, പുറമേ കാണിക്കുക

Synonyms of let on

Forms of let on

third-person singular presentlets on
present participleletting on
past participlelet on
pastlet on

Questions about let on

What does let on mean?
Let on means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, on.
What is let on in Tamil?
Let on in Tamil is உணர்வுகளை வெளிப்படுத்து, பாசாங்கு செய், நடி. See Let on meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is let on?
Let on is a verb.
What is the past tense of let on?
The past tense of let on is let on.

Words near let on in the dictionary

  1. let nature take her course
  2. let nature take its course
  3. let not the sun go down upon one's wrath, neither give place to the devil
  4. let off
  5. let off steam
  6. let on
  7. let one go
  8. let one loose
  9. let one off
  10. let one rip
  11. let one's fingers do the walking

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: let on (page history and authors); let on (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); let on (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). 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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