Dictionary Definition
permit
Noun
2 the act of giving a formal (usually written)
authorization [syn: license, permission]
3 large game fish; found in waters of the West
Indies [syn: Trachinotus
falcatus]
Verb
1 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" [syn: allow, let, countenance] [ant: forbid, forbid]
2 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" [syn: let, allow] [ant: prevent]
3 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" [syn: allow, tolerate] [also: permitting, permitted]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɜːmɪt/ (UK) or /ˈpɝmɪt/ (US)
- /"p3:mIt/ (UK) or /"p3`mIt/ (US)
Translations
An artifact or document rendering something
allowed or legal
- Czech: povolení
- German: Genehmigung
- Slovene: dovoljenje
- Swedish: tillstånd
Pronunciation
- /pəˈmɪt/ (UK) or /pɚˈmɪt/ (US)
- /p@"mIt/ (UK) or /p@`"mIt/ (US)
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that in the active form takes the gerund (-ing), but in passive takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Translations
allow to happen
legalize
Verb form
permit- third-person singular indicative past historic of permettre
Extensive Definition
Permit may refer to:
- Permit (fish)
- Various legal licenses:
- Permit is the common name for the Trachinotus falcatus, a type of Pompano.
- Permit class submarine
- USS Permit
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
OK, accede
to, accept, accord, accord to, accredit, admit, affirm, agree to, allow, allowance, amen, approve, approve of, assent, authenticate, authority, authorization, authorize, autograph, be willing,
brook, building permit,
certify, condescend, confirm, connive at, consent, consent to, consent to
silently, cosign,
countenance,
countersign,
deign, dispense, empower, enable, endorse, enfranchise, fishing
license, franchise,
give consent, give leave, give permission, give the go-ahead, give
the imprimatur, give the word, give thumbs up, go along with,
grant, have, have no objection, hold with,
hunting license, imprimatur, initial, leave, let, license, make possible, nihil
obstat, nod, nod assent, not
refuse, notarize,
okay, pass, pass on, pass upon, passport, ratify, release, rubber stamp, sanction, say amen to, say aye,
say the word, say yes, seal, second, sign, sign and seal, subscribe to,
suffer, sufferance, support, swear and affirm, swear
to, take kindly to, tolerate, undersign, underwrite, validate, visa, vise, vote affirmatively, vote aye,
vouchsafe, warrant, wink at, yield
assent