Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

let someone loose

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: let -some-one loose
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To allow someone free discretion on a task.

Example Sentences

""I fancy you would like to attend to Molly yourself, your Ladyship. If I let you both loose for that purpose, will you promise to allow yourselves to be fastened again in such a way as I may indicate?""

Inflected Forms

lets someone loose (present, singular) letting someone loose (participle, present)

Questions

What does let someone loose mean?: To allow someone free discretion on a task.

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