Одно слово – три разных значения. Сегодня смотрим на глагол let out.
Во-первых, let out – это сдавать в аренду.
I let my flat out for a couple of years when I was living abroad.
Are you planning to let your room out this summer?
What’s the opposite of “let out” in this meaning?
Во-вторых, let out – выпустить (из комнаты, здания)
She was stopped for questioning at the customs and they didn’t let her out until late in the evening.
Her mother doesn’t let her out of the house unless she knows exactly where she’s going.
What’s the opposite of “let out” in this meaning?
И в третьих, let out – расширить, расшить (одежду)
I’ll have to let out this dress ‘cos I’m not as slim as I used to be.
These pants need to be let out.
What’s the opposite of “let out” in this meaning?
The opposites are
- to rent
- to let in
- to take in
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