Let and Press

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Let

Let verb - To give permission to.
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Press is an antonym for let.
Nearby Word: letting

Press

Press verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.
Usage example: a manager pressed by a business crisis to return from his vacation ahead of schedule
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Let is an antonym for press.
Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom
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Common collocations

character let character press character
attack let attack press attack
guy let guy press guy
people let people press people
Other words: men, way, face, game, escape, hands, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Air Force One Sadistic Choice: Give yourself up and provide the terrorists with the bargaining chip they need or let your Deputy Press Secretary, begging for her life, be killed?
    Source: Film / Air Force One
  • Bad to the Last Drop Even though the French press is one of the brewing methods of choice for gourmet coffee, if you let the coffee sit in the press too long, it will become overly bitter.
    Source: Bad to the Last Drop
  • Press X to Die Wii's multiplayer co-op mode, you can press the A button to go into a bubble and let your friend(s) continue the level, then have one of them pop the bubble to bring you back into the game.
    Source: Press X to Die
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