English

Verb

laten ‎(third-person singular simple present latens, present participle latening, simple past and past participle latened)

1. (intransitive) To grow later.
   • 1928, Siegfried Sassoon, The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston: Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, London: Faber and Faber, page 142 (Faber Paper 1972 edition):

     The afternoon was latening, but there was, I think, a quietly commemorative glow from the west.

   • 2011, Catherine Winchester, Northern Light

     Then he returned to Margaret's side and sat with her for the rest of the evening, insisting that she rest. As the hour latened he kissed her on the cheek and got up to leave.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːtə(n)/
• Rhymes: -aːtən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch laten, from Old Dutch *lātan, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną.

Verb

laten

1. (copulative) to leave, to cause to remain in the same position or state

   Ze lieten het zo.‎

   They left it like that.

2. (auxiliary, with object) to leave, to allow to remain/continue to

   Laat dat daar maar liggen.‎

   Just leave it lying there.

3. (auxiliary, with object) to let, to allow to

   Ze lieten hem gaan.‎

   They let him go.

4. (auxiliary, with object) to cause to, to make; Creates a causative phrase.

   Hij liet zijn spullen op de grond vallen.‎

   He dropped his stuff on the ground.

5. (transitive) to not do, to refrain from

   Laat dat!‎

   Don't do that!

Inflection

Derived terms

• achterlaten
• aflaten
• binnenlaten
• buitenlaten
• doorlaten
• loslaten
• nalaten
• neerlaten
• oplaten
• toelaten
• uitlaten
• verlaten
• vrijlaten
• weglaten
• laatkoers
• laatprijs
• laatkoers
• laatprijs

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Noun

laten

1. Plural form of laat ‎(“serf”)

Anagrams

• talen

Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon latan.

Verb

laten (past singular leet, past participle laten, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (auxiliary, with an infinitive, past participle: “laten”) to allow; to permit; to let
2. (auxiliary, with an infinitive, past participle: “laten”) to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)

   wat maken laten — “to have something done”

   een wat doon laten — “to have someone do something”

3. (transitive, past participle: “laten”) to let; to leave
4. (transitive, past participle: “laten”) to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something)
5. (intransitive, past participle: “laten”) to cease; to desist

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

laten

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of latir.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of latir.

Swedish

Noun

laten

1. definite singular of lat