let be
The phrase "let be" is often used to advise against interference, originating from the idea of allowing things to remain as they are.
🇺🇸 US Voice:
🇬🇧 UK Voice:
Definition
B2General
(informal)To allow something or someone to remain undisturbed.
Example
- She wanted to rearrange the books, but I told her to let them be.
B2General
(informal)To stop bothering or criticizing someone.
Example
- He's already stressed; just let him be.
C1Mathematics
(technical)To assign a value to a symbol.
Example
- Let x be the number of apples in the basket.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "let be":
let onlet goleave alonelet inlet slidelet go by the runlay tolet out