Let Out: (4)

Grammar Tense Structure:

• Present Tense: let / lets out
• Past Tense: let out
• Past Participle: let out
• Present Participle: letting out

1: When you make a sound or cry to show emotion, you let it out

separable & non-separable phrasal verb

• She let out a scream of excitement on the roller coaster.
• She let a scream of excitement out when on the roller coaster.
  
• After the results of the exam, he let out a sigh of relief at the result.
• He let a sigh of relief out when he finished the exam.

2: To reveal some information you let it out

separable phrasal verb

• I let it out that I wasn’t sick when I took the day off work.
• She’d let it out how much she paid for the new house.

3: To give permission for someone to something to leave by opening the door

separable & non-separable phrasal verb

• We let the dog out in the morning to do her business.
• They let us out of the theatre by the emergency exit.

4: To make a garment or clothing looser by adjusting the seam

separable & non-separable phrasal verb

• I’ve put on so much weight that I think my trousers are going to have to be let out a little.
• The dress is far too tight, you’ll need to let it out some more.