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permit

1

[ verb per-mit; noun pur-mit, per-mit ]

verb (used with object)

permitted, permitting.
  1. to allow to do something:

    Permit me to explain.

    Antonyms: ,

  2. to allow to be done or occur:

    The law does not permit the sale of such drugs.

  3. to tolerate; agree to:

    a law permitting Roman Catholicism in England.

  4. to afford opportunity for, or admit of:

    vents to permit the escape of gases.



verb (used without object)

permitted, permitting.
  1. to grant permission; allow liberty to do something.
  2. to afford opportunity or possibility:

    Write when time permits.

  3. to allow or admit (usually followed by of ):

    statements that permit of no denial.

noun

  1. an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:

    a fishing permit.

    Synonyms:

  2. a written order granting special permission to do something.
  3. permission.

permit

2

[ pur-mit ]

noun

  1. a pompano, Trachinotus falcatus, of the waters off the West Indies.

permit

verb

  1. tr to grant permission to do something

    you are permitted to smoke

  2. tr to consent to or tolerate

    she will not permit him to come

  3. whenintr, often foll by of; when tr, often foll by an infinitive to allow the possibility (of)

    the passage permits of two interpretations

    his work permits him to relax nowadays

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an official certificate or document granting authorization; licence
  2. permission, esp written permission
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 辫别谤藞尘颈迟迟别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫别谤路尘颈迟路迟别别 [pur-mi-, tee], noun
  • 辫别谤路尘颈迟路迟别谤 noun
  • 耻苍路辫别谤路尘颈迟路迟颈苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of permit1

First recorded in 1425鈥75; late Middle English, from Latin permittere 鈥渢o let go through, give leave,鈥 equivalent to per- per- + mittere 鈥渢o let or make (someone) go鈥; admit, commit, etc.

Origin of permit2

An Americanism dating back to 1880鈥85; apparently by folk etymology from Spanish palometa palometa
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of permit1

C15: from Latin permittere, from per- through + mittere to send
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They are calling on the Scottish government to introduce a permitted list of animals that can be legally kept as pets.

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Dozens who had permits to work in the U.S. are unsure if they can remain in America.

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Sanders鈥 office defended the law by stating that obtaining a permit was 鈥渁n arbitrary burden on parents to get permission from the government for their child to get a job.鈥

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On 20 April, the police briefly told protesters that "pictures of children or babies from Gaza" would not be permitted, along with posters displaying the words "genocide" or "ethnic cleansing".

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It will determine not just whether states may permit church-run charter schools using public funds, but whether they must authorize them.

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When To Use

What are other ways to say聽permit?

To permit is to allow someone to do something. How is permit different from allow and let? Learn more on .听

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