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letting someone loose

letting someone loose is the present participle and gerund of let someone loose.

Meaning of let someone loose

Verb

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

  1. To allow someone free discretion on a task.
    • "I fancy you would like to attend to Molly yourself, your Ladyship. If I let you both loose for that purpose, will you promise to allow yourselves to be fastened again in such a way as I may indicate?"1908, anonymous author, The Way of a Man with a Maid, Volume 2 Chapter 9

Questions about letting someone loose

What is letting someone loose the present participle and gerund of?
Letting someone loose is the present participle and gerund of let someone loose.

Words near letting someone loose in the dictionary

  1. letting slide
  2. letting slip
  3. letting someone down gently
  4. letting someone go
  5. letting someone have it
  6. letting someone loose
  7. letting something ride
  8. letting something slip
  9. letting the buyer beware
  10. letting the cat out
  11. letting the cat out of the bag

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