let go

phrase

1

: to relax or release one's hold

—used with of

let go of stress

—Kathy McCoy

let go of my arm

2

: to abandon self-restraint : let fly

spoke in clipped sentences, as if fearful of letting go

—David Kline

there just to party, just to let go

—Philippe Vergne

3

: to dismiss from employment

the firm let him go at the end of the month

4

: to fail to take care of : neglect

let himself go and got real fat

—Bill Parcells

Examples of let go in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gen had a bit more growing up to do than Kat, but Kat never let go of her hand. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

With the company saddled with $80 billion in debt and promising to cut $6 billion in costs, thousands of workers are expected to be let go. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Summers, the former Georgia Southern head coach who also has held jobs at Florida, Georgia and Colorado among others over a 20-plus-year career, served as the interim head coach last season for the final five games after Jay Norvell was let go. — Pat Graham, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

The third, Surrender, is a massage performed in water, in which the buoyancy and warmth allow the body to completely relax and let go. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for let go

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau