The meaning of Let down

idiom

Move something or somebody to a lower position

phrasal verb

Fail to support or help someone as they had hoped or expected.

Usage examples:

If i let him down now, i knew he'd never trust me again

phrasal verb

Lower something slowly.

Usage examples:

They let down a basket on a chain

phrasal verb

Make a garment longer by lowering the hem.

Usage examples:

I put on a skirt that sylvie had let down for me

phrasal verb

Deflate a tyre.

Usage examples:

The driver was still in the cab, so i couldn't let the tyres down

phrasal verb

(of an aircraft) descend prior to landing.

Usage examples:

Over the harbour, i started to let down

phrasal verb

To cause someone to be disappointed, often because you have failed to do what you promised

Usage examples:

You’ll be there tomorrow – you won’t let me down, will you?

phrasal verb

To disappoint someone by failing to do what you agreed to do or were expected to do

Usage examples:

You will be there tomorrow - you won't let me down, will you?, when i was sent to prison, i really …

phrasal verb

If you let down a piece of clothing, you make it longer

Usage examples:

My trousers shrank in the wash so i let them down.

phrasal verb

If you let down something filled with air, you cause the air to go out of it

Usage examples:

Someone let my tyres down while i was at the gym.