let someone go in English

Audio: En-au-let someone go.ogg

Forms: lets someone go [present, singular, third-person], letting someone go [participle, present], let someone go [participle, past], let someone go [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|let<,,let> someone go}} let someone go (third-person singular simple present lets someone go, present participle letting someone go, simple past and past participle let someone go)

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        "To dismiss someone from an employment position or a relationship."
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        "(idiomatic, euphemistic) To dismiss someone from an employment position or a relationship."
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          "word": "lay off"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to dismiss someone",
          "word": "remercier (quelqu'un)"
        }
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    },
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    {
      "word": "lay off"
    }
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      "sense": "to dismiss someone",
      "word": "remercier (quelqu'un)"
    }
  ],
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"let someone go" meaning in English

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