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phrasal verb [transitive]
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present tense
I/you/we/theylet down
he/she/itlets down
present participleletting down
past tenselet down
past participlelet down

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  1. 1
    to make someone disappointed by not doing something that they are expecting you to do

    I was a bit late but I couldn’t let them down completely.

    The families of the victims feel that the justice system has let them down.

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    1. a.
      to work less hard or make more mistakes than the people who you are working with

      She’s a great player, and never lets her team down.

      Any boy who misbehaves will be letting down the whole school.

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  2. 2
    to make someone or something less likely to be successful or effective

    The whole system is let down by the poor quality of the graphics.

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