let in

Open door for

To let someone in is to allow them entry: Let me in, it's freezing out here.

By extension, letting someone in means sharing confidential information or including them in something private: She finally let him in on the secret.

To let in light, air, or water is to permit its passage: The curtains let in the morning sun.

These old windows let in drafts.

admit

entry

Access or submission

permit · allow · usher · invite · welcome · clearance · authorization · pass · ticket · doorway

welcome

hospitality

Generous treatment of guests

openness · embrace · include · accept · shelter · refuge · stranger · newcomer · guest · visitor

inform

share

Portion given out

secret · trust · include · involve · update · briefing · insider · confidence · privileged · knowledge

leak

seepage

Slow fluid escape

breach · dampness · draft · rain · flood · crack · gap · seal · weatherstrip · window

Categories
Opposites
permission/access

let inshut out

Prevent all scoring

keep out · lock out · exclude · bar · turn away

containment/enclosure

let inlet out

Free or emit

release · set free · discharge · send out · expel

inclusion vs. exclusion

let inexclude

Bar from participation

shut out · reject · ostracize · blackball · leave out

Family

let, in

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G