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{
"forms": [
{
"form": "lets down",
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"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "letting down",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
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"past"
]
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}
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}
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"pos": "verb",
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{
"_dis1": "63 22 3 2 6 4",
"tags": [
"noun"
],
"word": "let-down"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 22 3 2 6 4",
"tags": [
"noun"
],
"word": "letdown"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 22 3 2 6 4",
"word": "let one's hair down"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 22 3 2 6 4",
"word": "let someone down gently"
}
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"Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, down."
],
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"examples": [
{
"text": "They let down the rope and I fastened it to the basket."
}
],
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"To allow to descend."
],
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"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To allow to descend."
],
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],
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{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔanzala",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "أَنْزَلَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fàngxià",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "放下"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dīxià",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "低下"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiàngdī",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "降低"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "spouštět"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "spustit"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "neerlaten"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "laskea"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "baisser"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "abaisser"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "faire descendre"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "descendre"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "herunterlassen"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "hinunterlassen"
},
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"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "herablassen"
},
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"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "herniederlassen"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "runterlassen"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "athāhan",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "𐌰𐍄𐌷𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽"
},
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "khaláō",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "χαλάω"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "scaoil anuas"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "abbassare"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"alt": "さげる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sageru",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "下げる"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"alt": "おろす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "orosu",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "下ろす"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "summittō"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "raufloten"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "opuszczać"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "opuścić"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "baixar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "opuskátʹ",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "опуска́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "opustítʹ",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
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"perfective"
],
"word": "опусти́ть"
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"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to allow to descend",
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"imperfective"
],
"word": "спуска́ть"
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"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "spustítʹ",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спусти́ть"
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{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "bajar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "jārcu",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "జార్చు"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "opuskáty",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "опуска́ти"
},
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"roman": "opustýty",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
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"perfective"
],
"word": "опусти́ти"
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"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "uk",
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"roman": "spuskáty",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
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"word": "спуска́ти"
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"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 3 2",
"code": "uk",
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"roman": "spustýty",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
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{
"text": "I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down."
},
{
"ref": "1978, Richard Nixon, “The Presidency 1973-1974”, in RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1065",
"text": "Just as they left, the younger of the two turned around and said, \"Mr. President, I just want you to know that we're praying for you,\" and quickly closed the door behind him.\nI thought about these two men, and about the office workers that afternoon, and about the millions of others like them all across the country who still had faith in me. I knew that by resigning I would let them down.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1982, The English Beat (lyrics and music), “Save It for Later”, in Special Beat Service",
"text": "Sooner or later / You hit the deck, you get found out / Save it for later / Don't run away and let me down",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2023 April 5, “Network News: Conservatives accused of \"rewarding Avanti's failure\"”, in RAIL, number 980, page 6",
"text": "ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan said: \"AWC has continued to cancel services and, every day, continued to let passengers down. But the Government doesn't seem to care.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody."
],
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"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody."
],
"tags": [
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],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "辜負"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gūfù, gūfu",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "辜负"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "對不起"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "duìbùqǐ",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "对不起"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "teleurstellen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "pettää"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "hylätä"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "laisser tomber"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "im Stich lassen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "enttäuschen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "hängen lassen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "hängenlassen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "átejt"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "becsap"
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{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "cserben hagy"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "pettää"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "deludere"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "scontentare"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"alt": "しつぼうさせる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shitsubō saseru",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "失望させる"
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{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "pievilt"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "zawieść"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "rozczarować"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "decepcionar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "desapontar"
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{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podvodítʹ",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "подводи́ть"
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{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "podvestí",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "подвести́"
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{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "razočaróvyvatʹ",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "разочаро́вывать"
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{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
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"roman": "razočarovátʹ",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "разочарова́ть"
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"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "decepcionar"
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{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "fallar"
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{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "svika"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "lämna i sticket"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "hayal kırıklığına uğratmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidvódyty",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "підво́дити"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidvésty",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "підве́сти"
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{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozčaróvuvaty",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "розчаро́вувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 91 2 2 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozčaruváty",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "розчарува́ти"
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"word": "take in"
}
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"To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem."
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"_dis1": "2 3 2 88 2 3",
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"_dis1": "2 3 2 88 2 3",
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"sense": "to lengthen by undoing and resewing",
"word": "auslassen"
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"_dis1": "2 3 2 88 2 3",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to lengthen by undoing and resewing",
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{
"_dis1": "2 3 2 88 2 3",
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"sense": "to lengthen by undoing and resewing",
"word": "alargar"
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"To reduce one's level of effort."
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"(intransitive) To reduce one's level of effort."
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"_dis1": "1 3 1 1 94 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reduce one's level of effort",
"word": "antaa periksi"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 3 1 1 94 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce one's level of effort",
"word": "ausbremsen"
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{
"_dis1": "1 3 1 1 94 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce one's level of effort",
"word": "beeinträchtigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 3 1 1 94 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce one's level of effort",
"word": "erschweren"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 3 1 1 94 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce one's level of effort",
"word": "zurückhalten"
}
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"text": "to let down tools or cutlery"
}
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"To soften in tempering."
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"_dis1": "1 2 1 1 2 93",
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"word": "let-down"
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"word": "let one's hair down"
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{
"word": "let someone down gently"
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],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, down."
],
"links": [
[
"let",
"let#English"
],
[
"down",
"down#English"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "They let down the rope and I fastened it to the basket."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To allow to descend."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To allow to descend."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English idioms",
"English terms with quotations",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down."
},
{
"ref": "1978, Richard Nixon, “The Presidency 1973-1974”, in RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1065",
"text": "Just as they left, the younger of the two turned around and said, \"Mr. President, I just want you to know that we're praying for you,\" and quickly closed the door behind him.\nI thought about these two men, and about the office workers that afternoon, and about the millions of others like them all across the country who still had faith in me. I knew that by resigning I would let them down.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1982, The English Beat (lyrics and music), “Save It for Later”, in Special Beat Service",
"text": "Sooner or later / You hit the deck, you get found out / Save it for later / Don't run away and let me down",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2023 April 5, “Network News: Conservatives accused of \"rewarding Avanti's failure\"”, in RAIL, number 980, page 6",
"text": "ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan said: \"AWC has continued to cancel services and, every day, continued to let passengers down. But the Government doesn't seem to care.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody."
],
"links": [
[
"disappoint",
"disappoint"
],
[
"betray",
"betray"
],
[
"fail",
"fail"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody."
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "take in"
}
],
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem."
],
"links": [
[
"hem",
"hem"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, of clothing) To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem."
],
"raw_tags": [
"of clothing"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To reduce one's level of effort."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To reduce one's level of effort."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "to let down tools or cutlery"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To soften in tempering."
],
"links": [
[
"soften",
"soften"
],
[
"temper",
"temper"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"audio": "En-au-let down.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/78/En-au-let_down.ogg/En-au-let_down.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/En-au-let_down.ogg",
"tags": [
"Australia"
],
"text": "Audio (AU)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔanzala",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "أَنْزَلَ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fàngxià",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "放下"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dīxià",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "低下"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiàngdī",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "降低"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "spouštět"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "spustit"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "neerlaten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "laskea"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "baisser"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "abaisser"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "faire descendre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "descendre"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "herunterlassen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "hinunterlassen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"honorific"
],
"word": "herablassen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "herniederlassen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "runterlassen"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "athāhan",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "𐌰𐍄𐌷𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "khaláō",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "χαλάω"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "scaoil anuas"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "abbassare"
},
{
"alt": "さげる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sageru",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "下げる"
},
{
"alt": "おろす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "orosu",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "下ろす"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "summittō"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "raufloten"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "opuszczać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "opuścić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "baixar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "opuskátʹ",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "опуска́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "opustítʹ",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "опусти́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spuskátʹ",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "спуска́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spustítʹ",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спусти́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "bajar"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "jārcu",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"word": "జార్చు"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "opuskáty",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "опуска́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "opustýty",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "опусти́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spuskáty",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "спуска́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spustýty",
"sense": "to allow to descend",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спусти́ти"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "辜負"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gūfù, gūfu",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "辜负"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "對不起"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "duìbùqǐ",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "对不起"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "teleurstellen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "pettää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "hylätä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "laisser tomber"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "im Stich lassen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "enttäuschen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "hängen lassen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "hängenlassen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "átejt"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "becsap"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "cserben hagy"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "pettää"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "deludere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "scontentare"
},
{
"alt": "しつぼうさせる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shitsubō saseru",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "失望させる"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "pievilt"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "zawieść"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "rozczarować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "decepcionar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "desapontar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podvodítʹ",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "подводи́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podvestí",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "подвести́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razočaróvyvatʹ",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "разочаро́вывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razočarovátʹ",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "разочарова́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "decepcionar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "fallar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "svika"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "lämna i sticket"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"word": "hayal kırıklığına uğratmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidvódyty",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "підво́дити"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidvésty",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "підве́сти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozčaróvuvaty",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "розчаро́вувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozčaruváty",
"sense": "to disappoint",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "розчарува́ти"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lengthen by undoing and resewing",
"word": "pidentää"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lengthen by undoing and resewing",
"word": "auslassen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lengthen by undoing and resewing",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "herauslassen"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lengthen by undoing and resewing",
"word": "alargar"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reduce one's level of effort",
"word": "antaa periksi"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce one's level of effort",
"word": "ausbremsen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce one's level of effort",
"word": "beeinträchtigen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce one's level of effort",
"word": "erschweren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce one's level of effort",
"word": "zurückhalten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to soften in tempering",
"word": "temperoida"
}
],
"word": "let down"
}
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