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

Without further ado, here's six ways to style loafers and mom-jeans through fall 2026 without letting go of all your favorite summer trends and hero pieces. — Michel Mejía, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026

When three of the union’s founding members were suddenly let go, labor groups such as the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union and CENTRAL called it a clear example of union-busting. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

Ravech learned he was being let go when a reporter called him that Tuesday morning. — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 31 July 2026

That was left to the local alternative outlets, who'd start bombarding everyone at our paper to find out who was let go. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for let go

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