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verb
- 1. officially allow (someone) to do something: "the law permits councils to monitor any factory emitting smoke"
noun
- 1. an official document giving someone authorization to do something: "he is only in Britain on a work permit"
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The meaning of PERMIT is to consent to expressly or formally. How to use permit in a sentence.
to allow to do something: Permit me to explain. Antonyms: refuse, reject. to allow to be done or occur: The law does not permit the sale of such drugs. to tolerate; agree to: a law permitting Roman Catholicism in England. to afford opportunity for, or admit of: vents to permit the escape of gases.
PERMIT definition: 1. to allow something: 2. to make something possible: 3. an official document that allows you to…. Learn more.
A permit is an official document which says that you may do something. For example you usually need a permit to work in a foreign country. The majority of foreign nationals working here have work permits.
1. To allow the doing of (something); consent to: permit the sale of alcoholic beverages. 2. To grant consent or leave to (someone); authorize: permitted him to explain. 3. To afford opportunity or possibility for: weather that permits sailing. v.intr. To afford opportunity; allow: if circumstances permit.
As a noun, a permit is a document that lets you do something — like when you get a driver's permit to learn to drive, or a gun permit to carry a gun, or even a construction permit to build an addition to your house.
Definition of permit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
permit. noun. /ˈpɜːmɪt/. /ˈpɜːrmɪt/. an official document that gives somebody the right to do something, especially for a limited period of time. a parking/building permit. to apply for a permit. permit for something The agency issued permits for exploratory drilling.
To allow; consent to; tolerate. Smoking is not permitted here. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To give opportunity or possibility. If the weather permits. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To give permission to; authorize. To permit the demonstrators to march in the street. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
PERMIT definition: 1. to allow something: 2. to make something possible: 3. an official document that allows you to…. Learn more.
