let go

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Definition
  1. Verb (Phrasal Verb):
    • To stop holding something; to release one's physical grasp: To allow something that is being held to be free.
    • To stop controlling or restraining something; to allow something to happen or end: To cease to hold back an emotion, a thought, or a situation.
    • To dismiss or release someone from a job or responsibility: To end someone's employment or involvement.
Usage Examples
  • Verb (Releasing a physical hold):
    • Please let go of my arm; you're hurting me.
    • The child wouldn't let go of the balloon.
  • Verb (Ceasing emotional control):
    • After the argument, she needed to just let go and have a good cry.
    • It's time to let go of your anger and forgive him.
  • Verb (Dismissing from a job):
    • The company had to let go of twenty employees due to budget cuts.
    • He was let go after the project failed.
Advanced Usage
  • "let go and let God": A phrase advising one to stop trying to control a situation and trust in a higher power or fate.
    • She was so stressed about the outcome that her friend told her, "You need to let go and let God."
  • "let oneself go": To cease making an effort to maintain one's appearance, health, or standards.
    • After retiring, he really let himself go and stopped exercising.
Variants and Related Words
  • Let-go (noun, informal): An instance of dismissal from employment.
    • The merger resulted in a lot of let-gos across the department.
  • Letting go (gerund/noun phrase): The act or process of releasing.
    • Letting go of past regrets is essential for happiness.
Synonyms
  • Release: To set free from confinement or restraint.
  • Relinquish: To voluntarily cease to keep or claim; to give up.
  • Unhand (formal/literary): To release from the hand; to let go of.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Let go of: This is the separable form, often used with an object. The object can come between "let" and "go" or after "of."
    • Let go of the past. OR Let the past go.
  • Let someone/something go: To allow someone or something to leave or escape.
    • The police officer let the suspect go due to lack of evidence.
Related Idioms
  • Let it go: To stop worrying or being angry about something; to forgive and forget.
    • I know he made a mistake, but you have to let it go and move on.
  • Hang on/let go: A contrasting pair describing the choice between persevering and giving up.
    • Sometimes the hardest decision is knowing when to hang on and when to let go.
Verb
  1. be relaxed
    • Don't be so worried all the time--just let go!
  2. release, as from one's grip
    • Let go of the door handle, please!
    • relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall

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