"let go" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: lets go [present, singular, third-person], letting go [participle, present], let go [participle, past], let go [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|let<,,let> go}} let go (third-person singular simple present lets go, present participle letting go, simple past and past participle let go)
  1. (intransitive, with of and transitive, with object before go) To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on. Tags: intransitive, transitive, with-of Synonyms: release, unhand, leggo [imperative] Translations (to no longer hold on): ᏚᏲᏍᎦ (duyosga) (Cherokee), 放开 (fàngkāi) (Chinese Mandarin), 放開 (Chinese Mandarin), slippe (Danish), give slip på (Danish), loslaten (Dutch), päästää (Finnish), päästää irti (Finnish), päästää käsistään (Finnish), hellittää otteensa (Finnish), antaa mennä (Finnish), lâcher (French), soltar (Galician), deixar (Galician), loslassen (German), αφήνω (afíno) (Greek), poi (Guaraní), elenged (Hungarian), elereszt (Hungarian), scaoil (de) (Irish), lasciare perdere (Italian), lasciare stare (Italian), 放す (hanasu) (Japanese), 놓다 (nota) (Korean), mitto (Latin), pušćaś [imperfective] (Lower Sorbian), puszczać (Polish), puścić (Polish), soltar (Portuguese), da drumul (Romanian), отпуска́ть (otpuskátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отпусти́ть (otpustítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), मुञ्चति (muñcati) (Sanskrit), soltar (Spanish), släppa (Swedish), tärk- (Tocharian B), bırakmak (Turkish), salmak (Turkish), відпуска́ти (vidpuskáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відпусти́ти (vidpustýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-let_go-en-verb-OCxI4DXb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 5 30 8 5 5 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 8 22 9 6 6 12 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 43 8 24 5 5 6 9 Disambiguation of 'to no longer hold on': 73 3 7 3 2 9 3
  2. To emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation. Translations (to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation): antaa olla (Finnish), antaa mennä (Finnish), laisser tomber (French), lasciarsi andare (Italian), prendere fiato (Italian), ir (Portuguese), släppa (Swedish), aldırmak (Turkish), відпуска́ти (vidpuskáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відпусти́ти (vidpustýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-let_go-en-verb-VPoTj~Eq Disambiguation of 'to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation': 7 84 5 1 1 2 1
  3. (euphemistic) To dismiss from employment. Tags: euphemistic Synonyms: decruit, dehire, unhire, lay off Translations (dismiss from employment): lade gå (Danish), irtisanoa (Finnish), sich trennen von (German), elbocsát (Hungarian), elküld (Hungarian), demitto (Latin), dimitto (Latin), demitir (Portuguese), säga upp (Swedish), ge silkessnöret (Swedish), entlediga (Swedish), avpollettera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-let_go-en-verb-TFt-WQzl Categories (other): English euphemisms Disambiguation of 'dismiss from employment': 6 5 83 1 1 2 2
  4. (transitive) To ignore (a comment, etc.). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-let_go-en-verb-D0hN-Axd
  5. (euphemistic, transitive) To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance. Tags: euphemistic, transitive Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-let_go-en-verb-sL7XkpSz Disambiguation of Appearance: 1 1 1 2 45 45 4 Categories (other): English euphemisms
  6. (euphemistic, transitive) To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance.
    (euphemistic, usually reflexively) To gain weight
    Tags: euphemistic, transitive Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-let_go-en-verb-fgTAbFGf Disambiguation of Appearance: 1 1 1 2 45 45 4 Categories (other): English euphemisms
  7. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, go. Derived forms: let go and let God, let go by the run, let oneself go, let someone go Translations (other than idiom): antaa mennä (Finnish), päästää (Finnish), lasciar andare (Italian), dejar ir (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-let_go-en-verb-r~vMQSGh Disambiguation of 'other than idiom': 5 2 4 4 1 1 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance): antaa mennä (Finnish), nachlassen (German), sich gehen lassen (German), elengedi magát (Hungarian), elhagyja magát (Hungarian), elhanyagolja magát (Hungarian), lasciarsi andare (Italian)
Disambiguation of 'euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance': 3 1 2 2 46 46 1

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          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
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          "lang": "Galician",
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          "word": "loslassen"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "αφήνω"
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          "word": "poi"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "elenged"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "elereszt"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "scaoil (de)"
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          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "lasciare perdere"
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          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "lasciare stare"
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          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hanasu",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "放す"
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        {
          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "nota",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "놓다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "mitto"
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          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "puszczać"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "puścić"
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          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "soltar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "da drumul"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otpuskátʹ",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "отпуска́ть"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otpustítʹ",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
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          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "muñcati",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "मुञ्चति"
        },
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          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "pušćaś"
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        {
          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "soltar"
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          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "släppa"
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          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "tärk-"
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          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "bırakmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "word": "salmak"
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        {
          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vidpuskáty",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "відпуска́ти"
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          "_dis1": "73 3 7 3 2 9 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vidpustýty",
          "sense": "to no longer hold on",
          "tags": [
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          "ref": "2010, Gary Haymes, Go Beyond Stress",
          "text": "You are supported, so you can just let go and relax. Inhale and slowly exhale.",
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          "_dis1": "7 84 5 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
          "word": "antaa olla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 5 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
          "word": "antaa mennä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 5 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
          "word": "laisser tomber"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 5 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
          "word": "lasciarsi andare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 5 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
          "word": "prendere fiato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 5 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
          "word": "ir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 5 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
          "word": "släppa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 5 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
          "word": "aldırmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 84 5 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vidpuskáty",
          "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "відпуска́ти"
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          "_dis1": "7 84 5 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vidpustýty",
          "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
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          "ref": "2017 October 14, Paul Doyle, “Mauricio Pellegrino yet to find attacking solution for stuttering Southampton”, in the Guardian",
          "text": "Puel was let go in June despite leading Southampton to their first major final for 14 years and an eighth-place finish in the Premier League. But apparently his style was too boring and some players and many fans disliked his method, so he had to go – fair enough but look at them now.",
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          "word": "decruit"
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        {
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        {
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          "word": "lay off"
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          "_dis1": "6 5 83 1 1 2 2",
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          "sense": "dismiss from employment",
          "word": "lade gå"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 83 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "dismiss from employment",
          "word": "irtisanoa"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 83 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "dismiss from employment",
          "word": "sich trennen von"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 83 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "dismiss from employment",
          "word": "elbocsát"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 83 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "dismiss from employment",
          "word": "elküld"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 83 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "dismiss from employment",
          "word": "demitto"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 83 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "dismiss from employment",
          "word": "dimitto"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 83 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "dismiss from employment",
          "word": "demitir"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 83 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "dismiss from employment",
          "word": "säga upp"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 83 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "dismiss from employment",
          "word": "ge silkessnöret"
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          "_dis1": "6 5 83 1 1 2 2",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "dismiss from employment",
          "word": "entlediga"
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          "_dis1": "6 5 83 1 1 2 2",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "dismiss from employment",
          "word": "avpollettera"
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        "To ignore (a comment, etc.)."
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        "(transitive) To ignore (a comment, etc.)."
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        "(euphemistic, transitive) To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance.",
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          "_dis1": "5 2 4 4 1 1 83",
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          "sense": "other than idiom",
          "word": "antaa mennä"
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          "word": "päästää"
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          "sense": "other than idiom",
          "word": "lasciar andare"
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      "_dis1": "3 1 2 2 46 46 1",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "antaa mennä"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "3 1 2 2 46 46 1",
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "nachlassen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "3 1 2 2 46 46 1",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "sich gehen lassen"
    },
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      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "elengedi magát"
    },
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      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "elhagyja magát"
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      "_dis1": "3 1 2 2 46 46 1",
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      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "elhanyagolja magát"
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      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "lasciarsi andare"
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          "text": "Puel was let go in June despite leading Southampton to their first major final for 14 years and an eighth-place finish in the Premier League. But apparently his style was too boring and some players and many fans disliked his method, so he had to go – fair enough but look at them now.",
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        "(euphemistic, transitive) To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance."
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "other than idiom",
      "word": "antaa mennä"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "other than idiom",
      "word": "päästää"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "other than idiom",
      "word": "lasciar andare"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "other than idiom",
      "word": "dejar ir"
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      "code": "chr",
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      "roman": "duyosga",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "ᏚᏲᏍᎦ"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fàngkāi",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "放开"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "放開"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fàngkāi",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "放开"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "slippe"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "give slip på"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "loslaten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "päästää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "päästää irti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "päästää käsistään"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "hellittää otteensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "antaa mennä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "lâcher"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "soltar"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "deixar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "loslassen"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "afíno",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "αφήνω"
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      "code": "gn",
      "lang": "Guaraní",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "poi"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "elenged"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "elereszt"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "scaoil (de)"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "lasciare perdere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "lasciare stare"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hanasu",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "放す"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nota",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "놓다"
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      "code": "la",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "puszczać"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "puścić"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "soltar"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "da drumul"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "otpuskátʹ",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "отпуска́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "otpustítʹ",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "отпусти́ть"
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      "code": "sa",
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      "roman": "muñcati",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "मुञ्चति"
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      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pušćaś"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "soltar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "släppa"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "tärk-"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "bırakmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "word": "salmak"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidpuskáty",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "відпуска́ти"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidpustýty",
      "sense": "to no longer hold on",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "відпусти́ти"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
      "word": "antaa olla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
      "word": "antaa mennä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
      "word": "laisser tomber"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
      "word": "lasciarsi andare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
      "word": "prendere fiato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
      "word": "ir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
      "word": "släppa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
      "word": "aldırmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidpuskáty",
      "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "відпуска́ти"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidpustýty",
      "sense": "to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "відпусти́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "dismiss from employment",
      "word": "lade gå"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "dismiss from employment",
      "word": "irtisanoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "dismiss from employment",
      "word": "sich trennen von"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "dismiss from employment",
      "word": "elbocsát"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "dismiss from employment",
      "word": "elküld"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "dismiss from employment",
      "word": "demitto"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "dismiss from employment",
      "word": "dimitto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "dismiss from employment",
      "word": "demitir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "dismiss from employment",
      "word": "säga upp"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "dismiss from employment",
      "word": "ge silkessnöret"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "dismiss from employment",
      "word": "entlediga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "dismiss from employment",
      "word": "avpollettera"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "antaa mennä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "nachlassen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "sich gehen lassen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "elengedi magát"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "elhagyja magát"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "elhanyagolja magát"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "euphemistic: to fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance",
      "word": "lasciarsi andare"
    }
  ],
  "word": "let go"
}

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