English Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition let someone go in British English

let someone go phrase

phrase
1

to allow a person or animal to go free

Example

The police had to let her go because of insufficient evidence.

Synonyms and related words
2

to officially tell someone that they can no longer work at a job

Example

John was let go after it was discovered that he stole some files.

Synonyms and related words
Definition let someone go in British English