to let down

Definition of to let down in English English dictionary: To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody
I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down.; If something lets you down, it is the reason you are not as successful as you could have been. Many believe it was his shyness and insecurity which let him down Sadly, the film is let down by an excessively simple plot; disappoint; lower; lengthen, let out a hem in order to make an article of clothing longer; fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"; move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"; If you let down something such as a tyre, you allow air to escape from it. I let the tyres down on his car Remove wheelnuts, let down tyre, put on spare. = deflate; If you let someone down, you disappoint them, by not doing something that you have said you will do or that they expected you to do. Don't worry, Xiao, I won't let you down When such advisers fail in their duty, they let down the whole system. + let down let down The company now has a large number of workers who feel badly let down

to let down

Hyphenation

to let Down

Turkish pronunciation

tı let daun

Pronunciation

/tə ˈlet ˈdoun/ /tə ˈlɛt ˈdaʊn/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.