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let past

B1 neutral separable transitive

In simple words

To move out of the way so someone can go past you.

Literal meaning: To allow someone or something to move past you.

Meanings

1 A2 neutral

common

To move aside or give way so that another person or vehicle can pass.

"He pulled over to let the ambulance past."

Grammar: separable

2 B2 idiomatic neutral

uncommon

To allow something to pass without challenge, comment, or intervention.

"I shouldn't have let that remark past without responding."

Grammar: separable

Usage notes

Common in everyday traffic and pedestrian situations. Also used metaphorically for allowing something to go unchallenged (e.g., letting a comment past). Interchangeable with 'let by' in most contexts.

Commonly used with

car pedestrian cyclist comment opportunity

Forms

Base

let past

I/you/we/they

3rd person

lets past

he/she/it

Past simple

let past

yesterday

Past participle

let past

have + pp

-ing form

letting past

continuous

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Synonyms

let by let through allow past make way for step aside for

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