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

Stafford let go of the ball without seeing the coverage change and threw the ball right to Green. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

One of the toughest challenges for families contending with substance dependency and psychiatric disorders is, at times, simply letting go. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Only one manager has even gotten them into a World Series over the last 80 years, and Maddon was let go three years after the 2016 championship in the conscious uncoupling with Theo Epstein. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

The script and concept grabbed my attention right away and never let go. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Sep. 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