let in
Britishverb
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to allow to enter
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to involve (oneself or another) in (something more than is expected)
he let himself in for a lot of extra work
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to allow (someone) to know about or participate in
Example Sentences
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His foster mother must’ve been in there because the curtains were spread open and let in the orange glow of sunrise.
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If they let in the Boy Scouts, then everyone else who owned property and equipment around the lake wanted to retrieve their belongings, too.
From Literature
Ray cracks the windows, letting in the warm evening air.
From Literature
The floors aren’t nearly as gritty, and the windows in the main room are now letting in almost double the light.
From Literature
The balcony door is open, as always, to let in the air, and I can hear the distant echo of the waves.
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