Word of the week: LET

LET means allow or permit:

• Please let me in (Allow me to come in)
• They didn't let us board the plane because we were five minutes late. (They didn't permit us to get on the plane.)

LET is also used to make suggestions:

• Let's go! (Andiamo!)
• Let's begin the meeting.

LET is used in many expressions and also forms many phrasal verbs. Below are some common uses:

Let me know (Fammi sapere)
Don't let me down (don't disappoint me)
Don't let on that you know about the party - it's a surprise (rivelare)