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{
"forms": [
{
"form": "lets out",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "letting out",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "let out",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "let out",
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]
}
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},
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"name": "en-verb"
}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The students were let out of school early."
},
{
"text": "If you go into the aviary, don't let out any of the birds!"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To release."
],
"id": "en-let_out-en-verb-sWoWRYhd",
"links": [
[
"release",
"release"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To release."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
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{
"_dis1": "93 0 0 0 0 7 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "osvoboždavam",
"sense": "to release",
"word": "освобождавам"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 0 0 0 0 7 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to release",
"word": "päästää"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 0 0 0 0 7 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to release",
"word": "kienged"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 0 0 0 0 7 0",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to release",
"word": "laskia"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 0 0 0 0 7 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to release",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wypuszczać"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 0 0 0 0 7 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to release",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wypuścić"
}
]
},
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"name": "American English",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"name": "Canadian English",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1999, Laura Beckham, A Bad Seed: And Other Stories, page 47",
"text": "We're gonna have practice tomorrow morning for an assembly we're giving on Thursday before school lets out for Easter.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Of a school: to finish for the day or term, allowing the pupils to go home."
],
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"Canada",
"Canada"
],
[
"US",
"American English"
],
[
"finish",
"finish"
]
],
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"(Canada, US, intransitive) Of a school: to finish for the day or term, allowing the pupils to go home."
],
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"Canada",
"US",
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "He let out the reins when they were a mile from the barn."
},
{
"text": "The engineer let out the throttle after the train crossed the bridge."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls."
],
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{
"_dis1": "0 3 84 9 2 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "of reins",
"sense": "to allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls",
"word": "löysätä"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 84 9 2 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls",
"tags": [
"general"
],
"word": "lisätä vauhtia"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
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"_dis": "1 13 25 56 2 1 2",
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"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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"Entry maintenance"
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},
{
"_dis": "3 15 19 52 4 3 5",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (out)",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "We let out the house and went on a two-year world trip."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To rent out."
],
"id": "en-let_out-en-verb-gqXgsM7T",
"links": [
[
"rent out",
"rent out"
]
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "After the holidays he had to have his suits let out."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To enlarge by adjusting one or more seams."
],
"id": "en-let_out-en-verb-XoEHmF6A",
"links": [
[
"seam",
"seam"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(of clothing) To enlarge by adjusting one or more seams."
],
"raw_tags": [
"of clothing"
],
"translations": [
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"_dis1": "0 2 8 4 82 1 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otpuskam",
"sense": "of clothing: to enlarge by adjusting one or more seams",
"word": "отпускам"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 8 4 82 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of clothing: to enlarge by adjusting one or more seams",
"word": "väljentää"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 8 4 82 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "of clothing: to enlarge by adjusting one or more seams",
"word": "rallonger"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 8 4 82 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of clothing: to enlarge by adjusting one or more seams",
"word": "auslassen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 8 4 82 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rasstavitʹ",
"sense": "of clothing: to enlarge by adjusting one or more seams",
"word": "расставить"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The dog let out a yelp."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Of sound, to emit."
],
"id": "en-let_out-en-verb--DGAZk-g",
"links": [
[
"emit",
"emit"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) Of sound, to emit."
],
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"translations": [
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"_dis1": "5 1 1 3 1 89 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izpuskam",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"word": "изпускам"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 1 1 3 1 89 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"word": "päästää"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 1 1 3 1 89 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"word": "kiad"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 1 1 3 1 89 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "robić"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 1 1 3 1 89 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zrobić"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 1 1 3 1 89 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wydawać"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 1 1 3 1 89 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wydać"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 1 1 3 1 89 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"word": "ge ifrån sig"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 1 1 3 1 89 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"word": "utstöta"
}
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "He accidentally let out the location for the meeting."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To disclose."
],
"id": "en-let_out-en-verb-j2omhyCU",
"links": [
[
"disclose",
"disclose"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "0 2 1 4 1 1 91",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to disclose",
"word": "paljastaa"
}
]
}
],
"word": "let out"
}
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"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English phrasal verbs",
"English phrasal verbs with particle (out)",
"English verbs"
],
"forms": [
{
"form": "lets out",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "letting out",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "let out",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "let out",
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}
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},
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"name": "en-verb"
}
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"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
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"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The students were let out of school early."
},
{
"text": "If you go into the aviary, don't let out any of the birds!"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To release."
],
"links": [
[
"release",
"release"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To release."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
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"American English",
"Canadian English",
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1999, Laura Beckham, A Bad Seed: And Other Stories, page 47",
"text": "We're gonna have practice tomorrow morning for an assembly we're giving on Thursday before school lets out for Easter.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Of a school: to finish for the day or term, allowing the pupils to go home."
],
"links": [
[
"Canada",
"Canada"
],
[
"US",
"American English"
],
[
"finish",
"finish"
]
],
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"(Canada, US, intransitive) Of a school: to finish for the day or term, allowing the pupils to go home."
],
"tags": [
"Canada",
"US",
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "He let out the reins when they were a mile from the barn."
},
{
"text": "The engineer let out the throttle after the train crossed the bridge."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls."
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "We let out the house and went on a two-year world trip."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To rent out."
],
"links": [
[
"rent out",
"rent out"
]
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "After the holidays he had to have his suits let out."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To enlarge by adjusting one or more seams."
],
"links": [
[
"seam",
"seam"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(of clothing) To enlarge by adjusting one or more seams."
],
"raw_tags": [
"of clothing"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English informal terms"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The dog let out a yelp."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Of sound, to emit."
],
"links": [
[
"emit",
"emit"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) Of sound, to emit."
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "He accidentally let out the location for the meeting."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To disclose."
],
"links": [
[
"disclose",
"disclose"
]
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "osvoboždavam",
"sense": "to release",
"word": "освобождавам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to release",
"word": "päästää"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to release",
"word": "kienged"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to release",
"word": "laskia"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to release",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wypuszczać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to release",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wypuścić"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "of reins",
"sense": "to allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls",
"word": "löysätä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls",
"tags": [
"general"
],
"word": "lisätä vauhtia"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otpuskam",
"sense": "of clothing: to enlarge by adjusting one or more seams",
"word": "отпускам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of clothing: to enlarge by adjusting one or more seams",
"word": "väljentää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "of clothing: to enlarge by adjusting one or more seams",
"word": "rallonger"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of clothing: to enlarge by adjusting one or more seams",
"word": "auslassen"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rasstavitʹ",
"sense": "of clothing: to enlarge by adjusting one or more seams",
"word": "расставить"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izpuskam",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"word": "изпускам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"word": "päästää"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"word": "kiad"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "robić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zrobić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wydawać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wydać"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"word": "ge ifrån sig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of sound, to emit",
"word": "utstöta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to disclose",
"word": "paljastaa"
}
],
"word": "let out"
}
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