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

In late September, Disney let go a few hundred employees, primarily in its human resources and IT departments across corporate and within different divisions. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

The Cowboys were 1-7 and had just been embarrassed on national TV in Green Bay when Phillips was let go in 2010. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Norvell didn’t have an update on the players before he was let go. — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Not long after he was let go, Litberg launched his construction company and came to Menapace to help her with her roofing issues. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for let go

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