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An example use of let in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… in front of the camera I couldn't let go and go and I just said …”
Let means to allow or permit.
the word let occurs in english on average 639.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that let can be often used in the following areas:
1) people, society, and culture;