let down meaning

• VerbSGlets downPRletting down
  1. Used other than as an idiom: see let,‎ down.
  2. VT To allow to descend.
     1. They let down the rope and I fastened it to the basket.
  3. VT IDI To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.
     1. I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down.
  4. VT (of clothing) To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem.
  5. VI To reduce one's level of effort.
  6. To soften in tempering.
     1. to let down tools or cutlery
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • They let down the rope and I fastened it to the basket.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Phrases
     • Phrasal verbs
       • Phrasal verbs with particle (down)
  2. Verbs
     • Phrasal verbs
       • Phrasal verbs with particle (down)
     • Intransitive verbs
     • Transitive verbs

Other Vocabulary

1. en let-down
2. en letdown
3. en get down
4. en set down
5. en lets down