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let down


Definition: Meaning of, let down in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɛt daʊn /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
let down let down let down
Present Participle Third Person Singular
letting down lets down
[transitive]
  1. to make someone disappointed by not doing something that they are expecting you to do
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  2. to work less hard or make more mistakes than the people who you are working with
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  3. to make someone or something less likely to be successful or effective
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  4. British English to allow the air to go out of something such as a car tyre
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  5. to allow someone or something to move to a lower position
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  6. to use the extra cloth in the hem (= bottom fold) of a piece of clothing to make it longer
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  7. let someone down gently to try to give someone bad news in a way that does not upset them too much
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  8. let the side down informal to work less hard or to make more mistakes than the people who you are working with
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