let go

Questions about let go

What does let go mean?

let go means "release, as from one's grip". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for let go?

Close synonyms include let go of, release, relinquish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is let go a common word?

let go is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.