let go

phrase

1

: to relax or release one's hold

—used with of

let go of stress

—Kathy McCoy

let go of my arm

2

: to abandon self-restraint : let fly

spoke in clipped sentences, as if fearful of letting go

—David Kline

there just to party, just to let go

—Philippe Vergne

3

: to dismiss from employment

the firm let him go at the end of the month

4

: to fail to take care of : neglect

let himself go and got real fat

—Bill Parcells

Examples of let go in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sim said the e-biker was questioned by cops for 20 minutes before being let go. — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

In the past, a disruptive growth spurt could have led to an athlete falling out of favour, or, in the case of former Real Madrid player and Wales international Gareth Bale, almost being let go from Southampton’s academy. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Moments before impact, the restraining orca let go, and its partner slammed into the sunfish like a freight train hitting a watermelon. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

The whale then lets go, before another orca rams into the sunfish carcass at a high speed. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Rhymes for let go

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau