Let Go Of (Verb)
Meaning
Release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Let go of the steering wheel, I'll drive from here.
- The instructor told her to let go of the rope and try it on her own.
- She couldn't let go of her newborn baby, who was sleeping in her arms.
- He struggled to let go of his anger towards his ex-girlfriend.
- Let go of the kite and watch as it flies higher in the air.