Meanings
verblet someone go (third-person singular simple present lets someone go, present participle letting someone go, simple past and past participle let someone go)
present singular third person lets someone go · participle present letting someone go
- euphemisticidiomaticTo dismiss someone from an employment position or a relationship.
Synonyms: lay off
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo dismiss someone from an employment position or a relationship.
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Translations
French remercier (quelqu'un)
- remercier (quelqu'un)to dismiss someone
Polish żegnać się, pożegnać się
- żegnać sięto dismiss someone
- pożegnać sięto dismiss someone
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let someone go. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let%20someone%20go
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“let someone go.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let%20someone%20go. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “let someone go,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let%20someone%20go.
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