laisser — meaning in English

English meaning

• allow verb To give permission for something to happen.
• check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
• leave verb To go away from a place or person.
• let verb To allow someone or something to do a particular thing, or to happen without stopping it.
• relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.

Senses

laisser is used for these senses in English:

• allow To not bar or obstruct.
• check (transitive) To leave in safekeeping.
• leave (transitive) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.

allow — full definition

1. verb To give permission for something to happen.
2. verb To make something possible.
3. verb To set aside time, money, or another resource for something.
4. verb To admit or acknowledge something as true, often reluctantly.

check — full definition

1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
5. verb To examine or verify something.

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