let in

If you allow someone or something to enter a place, you allow them inside.

• Please let me in.
• She opened the curtains to let in sunlight.
• The guard let the visitors in at nine.

How to use it: let someone/something in (Please let the dog in.)

Similar words: admit, allow in

Opposites: keep out

Common phrases: let in someone, let someone in, let in light

If you trust someone with your private feelings, you allow them to become close to you.

• She finds it hard to let people in.
• He finally let me in and shared his fears.
• Will you ever let anyone in?

How to use it: let someone in (It took months for him to let me in.)

Similar words: open up to

Common phrases: let someone in, let friends in

To spend time with someone or accept them as part of your social group.

• Their circle rarely lets outsiders in.
• The gang let him in after years of friendship.
• They never let me in, despite our shared interests.

How to use it: let someone in (The group was slow to let new people in.)

Similar words: associate with, accept

Opposites: exclude

Common phrases: let someone in, let outsiders in