Word

let out, v.
freq. cnt. 4

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 56 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

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

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

revelation revealing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exposure expose

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

divulgement divulgence

semantic pointers

hyponym

blackwash muckrake blow out come out of the closet, out, come out spring betray, bewray confide leak talk, blab, sing, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, tattle, peach, babble, babble out, blab out reveal

cause

get around, break, get out

verb group

get around, break, get out

hypernym

express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

emit let loose let out utter

sample sentences

"She let out a big heavy sigh"
"He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

utterable utterance utterer

semantic pointers

hyponym

make (clothes) larger
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

let out widen

sample sentences

"Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

vary, change, alter

bring out of a specific state
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

bring out let out

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

release, let go, let go of, relinquish