Meaning of permit | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
   transitive
2. To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
   transitive
3. To afford opportunity; allow: if circumstances permit.
4. To allow for, to make something possible.
   intransitive
5. A document or certificate giving permission to do something: a building permit.
6. To allow, to admit (of).
   intransitive
7. A carangid fish (Trachinotus falcatus) of the western Atlantic Ocean, having a laterally compressed silvery body and a deeply forked tail and valued as a food and game fish.
   (Trachinotus falcatus)
8. To grant formal authorization for (something).
   transitive
9. a pompano, Trachinotus falcatus, of the waters off the West Indies.
   Trachinotus falcatus,
10. To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
    transitive
11. a written order allowing a person to do something. We have a permit to export our product. permit رُخْصَه разрешение licença povolení die Genehmigung tilladelse άδειαpermiso, pase, licencia lubatäht اجازه؛ مجوز lupa permisרישיון अनूज्ञा odobrenje engedély surat izin leyfi, heimild permesso, licenza 許可証 면허장 leidimas atļauja surat kebenaran vergunningtillatelse; adgangskortzezwolenie, pozwolenie اجازه licença permis, licenţă разрешение povolenie pisno dovoljenje dozvola tillstånd, licens ใบอนุญ...
12. To hand over, resign (something to someone).
    archaic, rare
13. a written, spoken etc agreement that someone may do something. She gave me permission to leave. toestemming سَماح، إذْن разрешение permissão svolení, souhlas die Erlaubnis tilladelse; lov til άδειαpermiso, autoización luba اجازه؛ رخصت lupa permissionרשות अनुमति, आज्ञा dopuštenje, dozvola engedély izin leyfi, heimild permesso, autorizzazione 許可 허가 leidimas atļauja kebenaran toestemming, verloftillatelse, lovpozwolenie اجازه، اذان permissão permisiune разрешение dovolenie, súhlas dovoljenje doz...
    etc
14. To allow the doing of (something); consent to: permit the sale of alcoholic beverages.
15. To grant consent or leave to (someone); authorize: permitted him to explain.
16. To afford opportunity or possibility for: weather that permits sailing.
17. (tr) to grant permission to do something: you are permitted to smoke.
    tr

Equivalents

Examples

“Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.”

“Last week the decision on two points was conclusive: the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. will not permit ordination of women as ministers, but will permit their election as ruling elders, permission which makes possible a woman as moderator.”

“He was ultimately cleared, but during that period, Mr. Ackman said, his lawyers would not permit him to defend himself publicly.”

“What was left to say? Quite a lot, if only parliamentary time permitted.”

“For snackage there's a 1950s-themed diner plus a barbie on the terrace, weather permitting.”

“"You English are always so frivolous," said the Princess. "In Russia we have too many troubles to permit of our being light-hearted."”

“"As an instrument of economic policy, incantation does not permit of minor doubts or scruples."”

“The Building Department permitted that project last week.”

“[…] they have not expanded so far federal permitting authority to site and permit transmission lines that are important for interstate commerce.”

“We've been busy permitting the State Street development.”

“Let us not aggravate our sorrows, / But to the gods permit the event of things.”

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