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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The doors whoosh open behind me again, letting in a blast of warm air, and two paramedics rush past me on the right, pushing a man down the hall on a gurney.
From Literature
We’d hung a white curtain across it providing a kind of screen while letting in light.
From Literature
We’d moved the tall screens and the shelves of small objects away from the windows to let in more light.
From Literature
No other team in the league have let in more in the final 15 minutes.
From BBC
Huckaby then began stationing Liberty staff in front of every bathroom, letting in only as many people as there were stalls.
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