let down

---

Verb

let down

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see let, down
2. (transitive) To allow to descend.

   They let down the rope and I fastened it to the basket.

3. (transitive, idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody

   I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down.

4. (transitive, of clothing) To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem.
5. (intransitive) To reduce one's level of effort.
6. To soften in tempering.

   to let down tools or cutlery

Related terms

• let-down (noun) and letdown

Translations

• French: baisser, abaisser, faire descendre, descendre
• German: herunterlassen, hinunterlassen, herablassen (elevated), herniederlassen (archaic)
• Italian: abbassare
• Portuguese: baixar
• Russian: опуска́ть
• Spanish: bajar

Translations

• French: laisser tomber
• German: im Stich lassen, enttäuschen, hängen lassen, hängenlassen
• Italian: deludere, scontentare
• Portuguese: decepcionar, desapontar
• Russian: подводи́ть
• Spanish: decepcionar, fallar

Translations

• Spanish: alargar

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003