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to let me know

to let me know

637 1.8
Tell me when something changes or you have news
  • phrasal verb
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  • Let me know if you need any help.
  • please let me know
  • If you have questions, let me know
  • also let me know

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Examples

  • Tell me what to expect and let me know what my role is here.

  • You just let me know when you find a job, and I'll file the papers.

    The Samaritan (2012)

  • So you take that and you let me know how those go.

  • You just got to let me know what you want.

  • And they will let me know in their very next response.

  • You apply it to yours and let me know how it works out.

  • If anything turns up, we will let you know.

    Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)

  • I just wanted to let you know where you two stand.

    The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

  • Please feel free to let me know because I'm quite confused.

  • Please let me know if you have any updates regarding the project.

Synonyms

to tell
vsto let me know
∞ 1.0

Give someone information

is used especially to receive future updates or changes
to inform
vsto let me know
∞ 1.0

To tell someone about a fact or situation

emphasizes being informed specifically when new details or changes happen
to notify
vsto let me know
  • Formal
367 3.1

Tell someone about something, often in an official way

is less formal and focuses on being informed of new developments
to advise
vsto let me know
  • Formal
297 2.7

Tell someone officially about something

is more about receiving simple updates when situations change
to disclose
vsto let me know
234 4.1

To tell people information that was secret

focuses on routine informing when new facts or changes appear
to keep posted
vsto let me know
62 3.5

Tell someone often about new events or changes

asks for notice when new information or a situation changes
to apprise
vsto let me know
  • Formal
22 7.4

To tell someone about news or a change

focuses on being told when new information or changes occur
to clue in
vsto let me know
1 3.9

To tell someone about something they did not know

covers updates too but mainly when new information becomes available
to apprize
vsto let me know
  • Formal
9.9

To tell someone about something

limits this to receiving news when information becomes available or changes

Antonyms

to keep a secret
76 2.6

To not tell anyone private information

How Informed

to inform
∞ 1.0
to let me know
637 1.8
to ask
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

let me know infinitive
letting me know present participle
lets me know third person singular
let me knew past
let me known past participle

Morphology

let + me + know

The phrase composes 'let' (allow) + 'me' (the speaker) + 'know' (become aware), which literally yields 'allow me to become aware' and pragmatically means 'tell/inform me'. This causative/permissional composition is a common, transparent pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will typically infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Let me know comes from the simple idea of letting someone have information: let means 'allow' and know means 'have information'. So when you say let me know, you are politely asking someone to 'tell me' later when they have news, which is why it means 'to tell me'.