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

Rocha punched it in the nose and the shark let go and swam away. — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

He was let go from work when the toll of his illness kept him from keeping up with grueling overtime demands. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Oftentimes, preventing clutter in the first place is much easier than letting go of it after the fact. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026

This helps muscles let go of tightness and begin the recovery process. — Hannah Harper, Health, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for let go

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