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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง Leave = ‘LEEV

ออกเสียง Let = ‘LET’ (British = a lease)

NECTEC’s Lexitron-2 Dictionary

ให้คำแปล Leave = N. การลาหยุด อนุญาค VT. ออกเดินทาง เหลิอ ฝากไว้ 

ให้คำแปล Let = VI ใหเช่า VT. ใฟ้เช่า ปล่อยผ่าน เป็นเหตุให้

 

คลังศัพท์ไทย โดย สวทช 

ให้คำแปลapposition = คำการแพทย์ = การวางแนบ

Apposition is the process by which 

an item is given a second occurrence in another form

we can see it as a form of reformulating such an item

 

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression

Leave & let

These words are interchangeable

only when accompanied by alone:

Leave (or let) Eleanor alone.”

 

In correct usage,

let normally means 

“to allow,” 

“to permit,” 

“to cause”:

Let me do that for you.”

 

Leave usually means 

“to go away from” or 

“to cause to remain”:

“If you leave me undisturbed, I can finish the work quickly.”

 

Dictionary.com

USAGE NOTE FOR LEAVE

Leave is interchangeable with let

when followed by alone with the sense

to refrain from annoying or interfering with”:

 

Leave (or Lether alone and she will solve the problem easily.

When he was left (or let) alone without interruptions, 

the boy quickly assembled the apparatus.

 

The use of leave alone for let alone

in the sense “not to mention is nonstandard:

There wasn't any standing room, 

let (not leavealone a seat, so I missed the performance.


Other substitutions of leave for let 

are generally regarded as nonstandard:

 

Let (not Leaveus sit down and talk this over.

Let (not Leave) her do it her own way.

The police wouldn't let (not leave) us cross the barriers.

 

Dictionary.com

USAGE NOTE FOR LET

Let us is used in all varieties of speech and writing

to introduce a suggestion or a request:

Let us consider all the facts before deciding.

The contracted form let's occurs mostly 

in informal speech and writing

Let's go. 

Let's not think about that right now.

 

Perhaps because let's has come to be felt as a word in its own right

rather than as the contraction of let us,

it is often followed in informal speech and writing 

by redundant or appositional pronouns

 

[ความหมาย apposition =

We can also describe Apposition as 

the relationship between two noun phrases; 

that is, the relationship between two usually 

contiguous nouns or noun phrases 

that denote the same person or thing 

and have the same relationship to other sentence elements.]

 

Let's us plan a picnic. 

Let's you and I (or meget together tomorrow.

 

Both Let's you and me 

and Let's you and I 

occur in the relaxed speech of educated speakers.

The former conforms to the traditional rules of grammar

the latter, nonetheless, occurs more frequently.

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choose the Right Synonym for let

Verb

HIRELETLEASERENTCHARTER

mean to engage or grant for use at a price.

 

HIRE and LET, strictly speaking, are complementary terms,

 

HIRE implying the act of engaging or taking for use 

and LET the granting of use. 

we hired a car for the summer

decided to let the cottage to a young couple

 

LEASE strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract 

but is often applied to hiring on a lease

the diplomat leased an apartment for a year

 

RENT stresses the payment of money for the full use of property 

and may imply either hiring or letting

instead of buying a house, they decided to rent will not rent to families with children

 

CHARTER applies to the hiring or letting 

of a vehicle usually for exclusive use

charter a bus to go to the game

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Leave vs. Let: Usage Guide

Verb (1)

Leave (sense 2e) with the infinitive but without 

to leave it be is a mostly spoken idiom 

used in writing especially for humorous effect.

It is not often criticized in British English,

but American commentators,

adhering to an opinion first expressed in 1881, 

still dislike it.

 

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,

leav′er n.

Usage Note:

In formal writing leave is not an acceptable substitute for let 

in the sense "to allow or permit."

 

Thus, in the following examples, 

only let should be used:

Let me be. 

Let him go. 

Let us not quarrel.

 

This use of leave is normally edited out of written prose 

but remains common in speech.

 

Leave alone is an acceptable substitute for let alone

in the sense "to refrain from disturbing or interfering with."

 

As far back as 1968, a majority of the Usage Pane

approved the following example:

Leave him alone, and he will produce.

Some people feel that leave alone

should mean simply 

"to depart from someone who remains in solitude,"

as in They were left alone in the wilderness.

 

There is no harm in observing this restriction

but expecting it of others is unrealistic.

 

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary,

leav′er, n.

usage: Leave is interchangeable with let 

when followed by alone with the sense 

“to refrain from annoying or interfering with”:

Leave (or Lethim alone and he will assemble the apparatus properly.

 

The use of leave alone for let alone in the sense 

not to mention” is nonstandard

There wasn't even standing room, let (not leave) alone a seat.

 

Other substitutions of leave for let are generally regarded 

as nonstandard

Let (not Leaveus sit down and talk this over.

 

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary,

usage: 

Perhaps because let’s has come to be felt 

as a word in its own right rather than as the contraction of let us

it often occurs in informal speech and writing with redundant 

or appositional pronouns

Let's us plan a picnic. 

Let's you and I (or meget together tomorrow. 

Usage guides suggest avoiding these constructions.

 

Collins COBUILD English Usage

Allow – Permit – let - enable

Allow, permit and let 

are all used to say that 

someone is given permission to do something, 

or is not prevented from doing something.

 

Permit is a formal word.

1. 'allow' and 'permit'

Allow and permit are followed by 

an object and a to-infinitive clause.

He allowed me to take the course.

They do not permit students to use calculators in exams.

 

You can say that 

people are not allowed to do something

or are not permitted to do something.

 

Visitors are not allowed to take photographs in the museum.

Children are not permitted to use the swimming pool.

 

You can also say 

that something is not allowed

or that it is not permitted.

Running was not allowed in the school.

Picnics are not permitted in the park.

 

2. 'let'

Let is followed by an object and an infinitive without to.

Let me go to the party on Saturday. I won't be late.

 

You don't usually use 'let' in the passive.

Don't say, for example, ‘She was let go to the party’.

 

3. 'enable'

Don't confuse any of these words with enable

To enable someone to do something

means to give them the opportunity to do it.

It does not mean to give them permission to do it.

Contraception enables women to plan their families.

The new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early.

 

Collins COBUILD English Usage

Hire – rent - let

 

1. 'hire' and 'rent'

If you pay a sum of money in order 

to use something for a short period of time

you can say that you hire it or rent it.

 

Hire is more common in British English

and rent is more common in American English.

We hired a car from a local car agency and drove across the island.

He rented a car for the weekend.

 

If you make a series of payments

in order to use something for a long period,

you say that you rent it.

You do not usually say that you 'hire' it.

A month's deposit may be required before you can rent the house.

 

2. 'hire out'

If you hire something from someone,

you can say that they hire it out to you.

Companies hiring out boats do well in the summer months.

 

3. 'rent out'

If you rent something from someone,

you can say that they rent it out to you.

They had to rent out the upstairs room.

 

4. 'let' and 'let out'

If you rent a building or piece of land from someone,

you  can say that they let it to you or let it out to you

 

The past tense and -ed participle of let is let.

The cottage was let to an actor from London.

I couldn't sell the house, so I let it out.

 

This usage is more common 

in British English than American English.

The usual American terms are rent and rent out.

The house was rented to a farmer.

He repaired the boat and rented it out for $150.

 

Collins COBUILD English Usage

let

Let is used to say 

that someone allows someone else to do something.

After the object, you use an infinitive without to.

The farmer lets me live in a caravan behind his barn.

Her Dad never lets her have ice-cream.

They sit back and let everyone else do the work.

 

Be Careful!
Don't use a to-infinitive or an -ing form after let.

Don't say, for example, 'He lets me to use his telephone

or 'He lets me using his telephone'.

The past tense and -ed participle of let is let.

He let Jack lead the way.

She had let him borrow her pen.

 

Be Careful!
There is no passive form of let.

Don't say, for example, 'He was let go' or 'He was let to go'.

If you want to use a passive form, use different verb,

such as allow or permit.

He had been allowed to enter Italy as a political refugee.

Laurent was only permitted to leave his room at mealtimes.

 

1. 'let ... know'

If you let someone know something

you tell them about it.

I'll find out about the meeting and let you know when it is.

If the pain gets worse, let your doctor know immediately.


2. 'let me'

People often use let me 

when they are offering to do something for someone.

Let me show you.

Let me help you carry your bags.

 

Collins COBUILD English Usage

leave

1. movement from a place

You use leave to say that someone moves away from a place in order to go somewhere else.

The past tense and -ed participle of leave is left, not 'leaved'.

They left the house to go for a walk after tea.

I'd left Pretoria in a hurry.

 

2. 'get away from' and 'depart from'

You can also say that someone gets away from 

or departs from a place.

Get away from usually indicates 

that someone is eager or anxious to leave a place.

Depart is a formal word.

You've got to get away from home.

When you depart from the airport, you will be driven to Paris.

 

3. intransitive uses

You can use leave as an intransitive verb.

He stood up to leave.

You can also say that 

someone goes, gets awaygoes away, or departs.

'I must go,' she said.

She wanted to get away.

I told him to go away.

They watched the visitor depart as quietly as he had come.

 

Get away and go away are often

used to say that someone leaves a place 

and spends a period of time somewhere else

especially as a holiday.

It's nice to get away in the autumn.

What did you do over the summer? Did you go away?

 

4. transport

You can say that a train, ship, or other means of transport leaves, goes, or departs at a particular time or from a place.

My train leaves Euston at 11.30.

Our train went at 2.25.

Ships carrying toys and books were preparing to depart from Dover.

 

5. movement to a place

When a person or vehicle moves away from a place 

in order to go to another place,

 

you can say that they leave for or depart for the second place.

She left for Geneva on May 5th.

He would breakfast with his staff and then depart for Germany.

 

6. movement from a person

You can say that someone leaves or gets away 

from a person or group of people.

 

You use get away from to indicate that 

someone is eager or anxious to move away from 

the person or group.

I left Conrad and joined the Count at his table.

I wish you could get away from all those people.


If someone tells you to go away,

they are telling you firmly that they do not want to speak to you 

or to spend any more time in your company.

There was a knock at the door. 'Go away!' Stroganov called.

Go away now and leave me alone.

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