lassen

Meaning

1. (class-7,participle,past,strong,transitive) to allow; to permit; to let
2. (auxiliary,causative,class-7,participle,past,strong,transitive) to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)
3. (class-7,participle,past,strong,transitive) to let remain, to leave (in a certain state)
4. (class-7,participle,past,strong,transitive) to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something)
5. (class-7,intransitive,participle,past,strong) to cease; to desist

Concepts

let

leave

allow

make

stop

abandon

assume

leave alone

release

do something in advance

disregard

leave as is

let alone

depart

go away from

flex

have

let’s

patent

ditch

cease

end

quit

terminate

act

behave

comport

conduct

deal

do

move

play

produce

work

Hyphenated as

las‧sen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈlasn̩]

Etymology

From Middle High German lāzen, from Old High German lāzan, from Proto-West Germanic *lātan (“to let, allow”), from Proto-Germanic *lētaną (“to leave behind, allow”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to let, leave behind”). Cognates include Bavarian låssn, Dutch laten, English let.

Sentences

Es läuft eher Gefahr , dabei Federn zu lassen !

In fact, it runs the risk of getting its feathers torn out!

Manchmal muss man sich einfach kompetent beraten lassen .

Sometimes you just have to get competent advice.

Das muss sich doch automatisieren lassen .

This has to be automated.

Ein paar Stunden musst du den Hefeteig schon stehen lassen .

You have to let the yeast dough stand for a few hours.

Auch Katzen sollte man chippen lassen .

Cats should also be chipped.

Bestimmte Vorgänge in der Politik lassen sich nur durch Geldköfferchen erklären .

Certain events in politics can only be explained by briefcases.

Kettenfahrzeuge fahren Kurven , indem sie die Ketten unterschiedlich schnell laufen lassen .

Tracked vehicles corner by running the chains at different speeds.

Diese Politiken lassen sich nur gemeinsam bestmöglich einsetzen .

We shall only maximize the effects of those policies if we steer a steady course over the whole distance.