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Antonyms for letting down

Grammar : Verb
Spell : let
Phonetic Transcription : lɛt

Definition of letting down

Origin :
  • Old English lætan "to allow to remain; let go, leave, depart from; leave undone; to allow; bequeath," also "to rent" (class VII strong verb; past tense let, past participle læten), from Proto-Germanic *letan (cf. Old Saxon latan, Old Frisian leta, Dutch laten, German lassen, Gothic letan "to leave, let"), from PIE *le- "to let go, slacken" (cf. Latin lassus "faint, weary," Lithuanian leisti "to let, to let loose;" see lenient). If that derivation is correct, the primary sense would be "let go through weariness, neglect."
  • Of blood, from late Old English. To let (something) slip originally (1520s) was a reference to hounds on a leash; figurative use from 1540s. To let (someone) off "allow to go unpunished" is from 1814. To let on "reveal, divulge" is from 1725; to let up "cease, stop" is from 1787. Let alone "not to mention" is from 1812.
  • verb disappoint
Example sentences :
  • He was roused by the arrival of the coach, and their letting down the steps.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • Charles went from window to window, letting down the heavy canvas awnings.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Perfectly; and I am letting down the light so that you may see where the ledge is.
  • Extract from : « The Crystal Hunters » by George Manville Fenn
  • Keep quiet now,' he added, letting down the bars at the foot of the lane.
  • Extract from : « Eben Holden » by Irving Bacheller
  • "Get in," said the same man, opening the carriage-door and letting down the step.
  • Extract from : « The Man in the Iron Mask » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • Then he remembered that among men there should be no letting down, no sentimentality.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts Book of Stories » by Various
  • Mark's account speaks of uncovering the roof and letting down the bed.
  • Extract from : « The Syrian Christ » by Abraham Mitrie Rihbany
  • He was pointing at some of the pirates who were letting down a boat into the sea.
  • Extract from : « Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • The vaults are of brick, with openings for letting down prisoners.
  • Extract from : « Rambles in Rome » by S. Russell Forbes
  • The rope slipp'd up quickly, letting down the bale with a run.
  • Extract from : « The Splendid Spur » by Arthur T. Quiller Couch

Synonyms for letting down

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