permit
1to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
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.
to grant permission; allow liberty to do something.
to afford opportunity or possibility: Write when time permits.
to allow or admit (usually followed by of): statements that permit of no denial.
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license: a fishing permit.
a written order granting special permission to do something.
permission.
Origin of permit
1Other words for permit
Opposites for permit
Other words from permit
- per·mit·tee [pur-mi-tee], /ˌpɜr mɪˈti/, noun
- per·mit·ter, noun
- un·per·mit·ting, adjective
Other definitions for permit (2 of 2)
a pompano, Trachinotus falcatus, of the waters off the West Indies.
Origin of permit
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How to use permit in a sentence
The permit marks the last significant regulatory hurdle for developers of the Waimanalo property, which according to building permits will include three new single-family homes, two pools and a guard post.
Oceanfront Property Tied to Obama Granted Exemption From Hawaii’s Environmental Laws | by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | November 18, 2020 | ProPublicaIn the motion it filed Wednesday, the Corps said that it had identified a portion of its permit analysis under the Clean Water Act that needs to be reevaluated.
Permit for Controversial $9 Billion Plastics Plant in “Chemical Alley” to Be Put on Hold | by Lylla Younes | November 5, 2020 | ProPublicaCustoms told us that only the person’s name — that’s Nathalie — on the soon-to-expire temporary import permit can take the car out.
The National Park Service is considering permit applications from several organizations with various views on the election.
D.C. police and businesses prepare for possible Election Day unrest | Peter Hermann, Emily Davies | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostThe investment comes after Maryland’s secretary of the environment denied a permit last year for a solar farm that Georgetown wanted to build in rural Charles County.
Georgetown University to power campus with electricity from solar plants | Lauren Lumpkin | October 29, 2020 | Washington Post
Some border points are closed and they are not permitting all refugees to enter.
Remembering Kobani Before The Siege | Mustafa Abdi, Movements.Org, Advancing Human Rights | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMost ominously, a law permitting the use of Russian as an official language in select regions was revoked.
The sequester hurt the budget for BLM and has slowed down permitting.
Government Shuts Down and Private Sector Feels the Pain, Too | Daniel Gross | October 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother, dubbed Constitutional Carry, would eliminate any special permitting for gun owners.
Lindsey Graham’s Tea Party Opponents Are Emerging | David Freedlander | July 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd states like Kansas and Utah actually passed laws permitting adults to carry guns in schools.
The little Pontellier boys were permitting them to do so, and making their authority felt.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinHe supported me consistently, permitting no one but himself to interfere with anything I thought it right to do.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowMessrs. Thomas Nelson and Sons have generously co-operated in permitting the use of the best translation.
His Last Week | William E. BartonI find that some captains have begun to give money at the next port, instead of permitting this day of misrule.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamAnnexations of this kind are called trade fixtures and the law is liberal in permitting their removal.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for permit
(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
an official certificate or document granting authorization; licence
permission, esp written permission
Origin of permit
1Derived forms of permit
- permitter, noun
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