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lets oneself go

lets oneself go is the third-person singular simple present indicative of let oneself go.

Meaning of let oneself go

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To relax and enjoy oneself without restraint.
    • Fill your lungs up, and let it out slowly. Let it out slowly and relax as you exhale. […] Just let yourself go, (name), and relax.2010, Bradley W. Kuhns, Investigative Hypnosis for Investigators
  2. (idiomatic) To cease to care about one's appearance, allowing oneself to become unkempt, overweight, etc.
    • To be frank, you are an appalling sight at this very moment; you have let yourself go — but I have known you look quite ravishing.2012, Fay Weldon, The Fat Woman's Joke, page 5

Questions about lets oneself go

What is lets oneself go the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lets oneself go is the third-person singular simple present indicative of let oneself go.

Words near lets oneself go in the dictionary

  1. lets one loose
  2. lets one off
  3. lets one's guard down
  4. lets one's hair down
  5. lets one's nuts hang
  6. lets oneself go
  7. lets out
  8. lets past
  9. lets sleeping dogs lie
  10. lets slide
  11. lets slip

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