to let in
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2.3
- phrasal verb
- /lɛt ɪn/
:
admitir
- You're never gonna let me in, are you?
Now if you're late, we'll let you in.
- Now if you're late, we'll let you in.
- And, and I think the more that you, the more that you let in.
- But his true goal is to let people in, you know, to actually develop healthy relationships.
- It's whether the blacks who are let in with lower credentials can do better at these schools.
- I'll either pay you per football card that you put out or I won't pay you per football card and I'll let you share in the revenue of it.
- When you shift your focus on these things and yourself, you will allow yourself greater strength to resist the temptation of letting that person back in.
- So I can only learn that during the dating process by in in stages, being more vulnerable, revealing more about myself, letting you in.
Examples
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As long as you were going to rob me, you could have at least let me in on the caper.
Fiction book (1995) -
People are screaming to be let back in.
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You introduced us to him, you let him in the house.
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But then they let women in.
Fiction book (1998) -
But his true goal is to let people in, you know, to actually develop healthy relationships.
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And my parents... wouldn't let me in the house.
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Why don't you at least let me in on the ancient Chinese secret?
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Andrea has often said that she wishes you would let her in.
Blog text (2) -
I begged breathlessly in broken Italian to be let in.
Academic text (2010) -
The manager decided to let in the new employees for the upcoming project.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make a person or thing part of something larger
238
2.8
Allow someone to join a group or organization
172
1.3
Let someone or something enter a place
Antonyms
How Inclusive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to allow admittance or membership' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'let' (to allow) with 'in' (into a space or group); the idea of permitting someone to come inside or be included follows ordinary compositional logic. This verb + preposition pattern is common cross-linguistically and would be readily understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Let in also works for groups and clubs: imagine a closed room and someone waiting at the door—you let them in when you open the door and welcome them. That's why it means 'to allow someone to become a member or join'.