Meanings
present singular third person lets in · participle present letting in
- transitiveTo let someone or something come in; to admit someone or something in.
He opened the window to let in the air.
- transitiveTo divulge one's inner thoughts to (someone), making oneself emotionally vulnerable to them; to open up to (someone).
So tell me when you're gonna let me in / I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
2004, “Somewhere Only We Know”, in Hopes and Fears, performed by Keane
- transitiveOxford University slangTo associate with.
1 more example
He has also been good enough to recommend to me many tradesmen who are ready to supply these articles in any quantities; each of whom has been here already a dozen times, cap in hand, and vowing that it is quite immaterial when I pay—which is very kind of them; but, with the highest respect for friend Perkins (my scout) and his obliging friends, I shall make some enquiries before "letting in" with any of them.
1859, Thomas Hughes, chapter 1, in Tom Brown at Oxford
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo divulge one's inner thoughts to (someone), making oneself emotionally vulnerable to them; to open up to (someone).
More synonyms by meaning
verballow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian въвеждам, пускам да влезе
- въвеждам (văveždam)to let someone or something come in
- пускам да влезе (puskam da vleze)to let someone or something come in
Catalan deixar entrar
- deixar entrarto let someone or something come in
Dutch binnenlaten
- binnenlatento let someone or something come in
Esperanto enlasi
- enlasito let someone or something come in
Latin admittō, intrōmittō
- admittōto let someone or something come in
- intrōmittōto let someone or something come in
Lithuanian įleisti
- įleistito let someone or something come in
Polish wpuszczać, wpuścić
- wpuszczaćto let someone or something come in
- wpuścićto let someone or something come in
Russian впустить
- впустить (vpustitʹ)to let someone or something come in
Spanish dejar entrar, abrir
- dejar entrarto let someone or something come in
- abrirto let someone or something come in
Swedish släppa in
- släppa into let someone or something come in
Cite this entry
let in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let%20in
“let in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “let in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let%20in.
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