permit in English dictionary

  • permit

    Meanings and definitions of "permit"

    • (now archaic, rare) To hand over, resign (something to someone). [from 15th c.]
    • (transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. [from 15th c.]
    • (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. [from 15th c.]
    • (intransitive) To allow for, to make something possible. [from 16th c.]
    • (intransitive) To allow, to admit (of). [from 18th c.]
    • (transitive) To grant formal authorization for (something).
    • (transitive) To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
    • (obsolete) Formal permission. [16th-19th c.]
    • An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. [from 17th c.]
    • A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.
    • noun
      A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Formal permission. [16th-19th c.]
    • noun
      An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. [from 17th c.]
    • verb
      (now archaic, rare)
      To hand over, resign (something to someone). [from 15th c.]
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. [from 15th c.]
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. [from 15th c.]
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To allow for, to make something possible. [from 16th c.]
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To allow, to admit (of). [from 18th c.]
    • verb
      (transitive, pronounced like noun)
      To grant formal authorization for (something).
    • verb
      (transitive, pronounced like noun)
      To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
    • allow (something) to happen
    • an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal
    • Legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product or a service or is authorised to do specific things.
    • To approve a specific action.
    • To consent to, to give permission.
    • To allow the presence of or allow without opposing or prohibiting.
    • noun
      a legal document giving official permission to do something
    • noun
      large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
    • noun
      the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
    • verb
      allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"
    • verb
      consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
    • verb
      make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

    Synonyms of "permit" in English dictionary

    licence, consent, authorization are the top synonyms of "permit" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "permit" in English dictionary

    prevent, forbid, disallow are the top antonyms of "permit" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of permit

    • permit ( plural  permit)
    • permit ( plural  permits)
    • permit, permitted, permitted, permits, permitting lp  liczba pojedyncza permit; lm  liczba mnoga permits
    • permit ( third-person singular simple present permits, present participle permitting, simple past and past participle permitted)
    • permit (plural permit)
    • permit (plural permits)
    • permit (third-person singular simple present permits, present participle permitting, simple past and past participle permitted)
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