Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

let up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.54 in modern English

Syllables
let up
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cease or stop.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

lets up (present, singular) letting up (participle, present)

Synonyms

leave off let off ease up ease off abate slack off slack die away

Questions

What does let up mean?
To cease or stop.

How to pronounce let up

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