durchlassen
Durchlassen is a German verb with the separable prefix durch-, meaning to allow something to pass through or to permit someone or something to pass. It can refer to physical passage, the transmission of signals or fluids, or the act of permitting passage through a barrier, gate, or queue. The noun forms das Durchlassen (the act of letting pass) and die Durchlässigkeit (permeability) or der Durchlass (passage, aperture) are related terms.
In everyday language, durchlassen is used for allowing someone to go ahead or to pass through a
In technical contexts, durchlassen describes the transmission of something through a medium or barrier. For example,
Etymology traces durchlassen to the components durch- (through) and lassen (to let, permit). As a verb with