Let vs. Permit — What's the Difference?

To give permission or opportunity to; allow

To allow the doing of (something); consent to

To cause to; make

To grant consent or leave to (someone); authorize

Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a command, request, or proposal

To afford opportunity or possibility for

Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a warning or threat

To afford opportunity; allow

To permit to enter, proceed, or depart

A document or certificate giving permission to do something

To release from or as if from confinement

A carangid fish (Trachinotus falcatus) of the western Atlantic Ocean, having a laterally compressed silvery body and a deeply forked tail and valued as a food and game fish.

To rent or lease

(transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.

To award, especially after bids have been submitted

(transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.

To become rented or leased.

(intransitive) To allow for, to make something possible.

To be or become assigned, as to a contractor.

(intransitive) To allow, to admit (of).

To hinder or obstruct.

To grant formal authorization for (something).

Something that hinders; an obstacle

To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).

(Sports) An invalid stroke in tennis and other net games that requires a replay.

To hand over, resign (something to someone).

(transitive) To allow to, not to prevent to}}.

An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.

(transitive) To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave (someone or something) alone.

A learner's permit.

(transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).

(obsolete) Formal permission.

(transitive) To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.

A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.

(transitive) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.

To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with.

Used to introduce a first or third person imperative verb construction.

To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; - followed by an infinitive.

To cause + bare infinitive.

To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.

(archaic) To hinder, prevent, impede, hamper, cumber; to obstruct (someone or something).

To grant permission; to allow.

(obsolete) To prevent someone from doing something; also to prevent something from happening.

Warrant; license; leave; permission; specifically, a written license or permission given to a person or persons having authority; as, a permit to land goods subject to duty.

(obsolete) To tarry or delay.

A large pompano (Trachinotus goodei) of the West Indies, Florida, etc. It becomes about three feet long.

The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent.

A legal document giving official permission to do something

An obstacle or hindrance.

The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

(tennis) The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally.

Large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies

To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose.

Consent to, give permission;

To leave; to relinquish; to abandon.

Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen;

To consider; to think; to esteem.

Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting;

To cause; to make; - used with the infinitive in the active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, i. e., cause to be made; let bring, i. e., cause to be brought.

To permit; to allow; to suffer; - either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent.

To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out; - often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses.

To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; - often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering.

To forbear.

A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; - common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic.

A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over.

The most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India;

A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again

Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen;

Actively cause something to happen;

Consent to, give permission;

Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition;

Leave unchanged;

Grant use or occupation of under a term of contract;