intransitive verb
Definition: To allow someone to use or have something, often in a formal or legal way.
Example: They decided to let the apartment to a new tenant.
noun
Definition: An obstacle or hindrance that prevents progress or action; in sports, a situation in which a point must be replayed due to an invalid stroke.
Example: The player served again after the referee called a let during the match.
transitive verb
Definition: To allow someone to do something or to give permission for something to happen.
Example: I let my friend borrow my book for the weekend.