English Dictionary
Definition of “permit”
permit
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to grant permission to do something ⇒
you are permitted to smoke
- (tr) to consent to or tolerate ⇒
she will not permit him to come
- when intr, 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
noun
- an official certificate or document granting authorization; licence
- permission, esp written permission
Alternative Forms
perˈmitter noun Word Origin
C15: from Latin permittere, from per- through + mittere to send
Synonyms
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allow,
admit,
grant,
sanction,
let,
suffer,
agree to,
entitle,
endure,
license,
endorse,
warrant,
tolerate,
authorize,
empower,
consent to give the green light to give leave or permission
Translations
- British English:
permit
A permit is an official document allowing you to do something....a work permit.ˈpɜːmɪt NOUN ...a work permit. - Spanish:
permiso
nm
- French:
permettre
v
- German: Erlaubnisschein nm
- Chinese: 通行证 n
- Arabic: تَصْرِيحٌ n
- Portuguese: licença nf
- Russian: пропуск nm
- Croatian: propusnica nf
- Czech: dovolit v dovolovat
- Danish: tilladelse nutr
- Dutch: vergunning nf
- Finnish: lupakirja n
- Greek: άδεια nf
- Italian: permesso nm
- Japanese: 許可証 n
- Korean: 허가증 n
- Norwegian: tillatelse nm
- Polish: pozwolenie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: autorização nf
- European Spanish:
permiso
nm
- Swedish: tillstånd nnt
- Thai: ใบอนุญาต n
- Turkish: izin vermek n
- Vietnamese: giấy phép n
Usage examples
Which meant... all sorts of things she couldn't begin to permit herself to consider.
Val McDermid, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)Planners will decide next week whether to permit the development of eight executive homes on the site.
Country Life (2004)Much of Sikkim is off-limits to foreigners, and a permit system is in place governing access to the country's wilderness.
Globe and Mail (2003)The rules relating to the resumption of sales will permit trading only in approved markets which can be thoroughly disinfected.
Glasgow Herald (2001)These subsidies permit rich countries to sell crops for less than they cost to produce.
George Monbiot, THE AGE OF CONSENT (2003)
