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verb (adverb; when tr, takes a clause as object) informal

to allow (something, such as a secret) to be known; revealhe never let on that he was married

(tr) to cause or encourage to be believed; pretend

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

their

there

they're

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Words nearby let on

let me see, Leto, let off, let off steam, l'étoile du nord, let on, let oneself go, let one's hair down, Le Touquet, let-out, let ride

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Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
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You just travel light with carry-on luggage, go to cities that you love, and get to hang out with all your friends.
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It was a brick wall that we turned into the on-ramp of a highway.
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Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
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I drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.
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Kingston-on-Thames is still provincial in appearance, though now the centre of a great growth of modern suburbs.
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Besides the districts mentioned, tobacco is grown largely in that of Frankfort-on-the Oder.
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Madame Malmaison had always been a little proud of the beauty and grace and sweetness of her fitter-on.
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Berwick-on-Tweed lies partly in England and partly in Scotland, the river which runs through it forming the boundary line.
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Idioms and Phrases with let on

let on

Reveal one's true feelings or a fact, allow something to be known, as in Don't let on that you met her before. This usage is probably a shortening of let it on someone. [c. 1700]

Pretend, as in He let on that he was very angry, but in fact he didn't care a bit. [First half of 1800s] Also see let in on.

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let on

verb (adverb; when tr, takes a clause as object) informal

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

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MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

let on

verb (adverb; when tr, takes a clause as object) informal

QUIZZES

QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

Words nearby let on

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Example sentences from the Web for let on

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