let out meaning

let out as a verb

1. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
   • She let out a big heavy sigh
   • He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand

   Synonyms: utter, emit, let loose

   Kinds: call, gibber, crow, trumpet, coo, shout, miaou, tsk, repeat, shoot, gurgle, cry

2. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
   • The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
   • The actress won't reveal how old she is
   • bring out the truth
   • he broke the news to her
   • unwrap the evidence in the murder case
   • The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings

   Synonyms: unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, uncover

   Type of: tell

   Kinds: blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out of the closet, spring, betray, confide, leak, spill the beans, reveal

3. bring out of a specific state

   Synonyms: bring out

   Type of: let go of

4. make (clothes) larger
   • Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight

   Synonyms: widen

   Opposite: take in

   Type of: change

let out in a sentence

• Everybody in the room let out a sigh of relief.
• He let out a sigh when the job was finished.
• He was let out after serving just two years of his four-year prison sentence.
• She tickled her and she let out an involuntary shriek.
• She fell into the well and let out a terrible scream.

How to pronounce let out

let out is pronounced /lɛt aʊt/ in British English and /lɛt aʊt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.