permit

permit
per|mit1 [ pər`mıt ] verb ***
1. ) transitive to allow someone to do something, or something to happen:
The use of mobile phones is not permitted inside the aircraft.
permit someone to do something: We were not permitted to enter the area during the investigation.
permit someone something: She permitted herself a single candy bar a week.
2. ) intransitive or transitive to make something possible:
Economic circumstances don't permit much public spending.
a ) weather permitting used for saying that something will happen if bad weather does not prevent it:
The game starts at 11 o'clock, weather permitting.
permit me to do something VERY FORMAL
used as an extremely polite way of suggesting something to someone you do not know well:
Permit me to suggest a good restaurant.
per`mit of phrasal verb transitive FORMAL
permit of something to make something possible:
The results of the test permit of no other interpretation.
permit
per|mit 2 [ `pɜrmıt ] noun count *
an official document that gives you permission to do something:
Carrying a gun without a permit is punishable by up to four years in prison.
permit for: The council refused to issue a permit for the parade.
a permit to do something: The airplane does not currently have a permit to carry livestock.
a work/travel/export etc. permit: They wouldn't give him the job without a work permit.
a permit holder (=someone who has a permit): parking for permit holders only

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • permit — per‧mit [ˈpɜːmɪt ǁ ˈpɜːr ] noun [countable] LAW an official document stating that someone is allowed to do something: • The government would issue permits for fishing. permit to do something • The company requested a permit to operate a hazardous …   Financial and business terms

  • Permit — may refer to:*Permit (fish) *Various legal licenses::*License:*Work permit:*Learner s permit:*Permit to travel:*Construction permit:*Home Return Permit:*One way Permit *Permit is the common name for the Trachinotus falcatus, a type of Pompano.… …   Wikipedia

  • permit — per·mit / pər ˌmit, pər mit/ n: a written warrant or license granted by one having authority a building permit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. permit …   Law dictionary

  • Permit — Per*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Permitting}.] [L. permittere, permissum, to let through, to allow, permit; per + mittere to let go, send. See {Per }, and {Mission}.] 1. To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • permit — permit1 [pər mit′; ] for n. [ pʉr′mit΄, pər mit′] vt. permitted, permitting [LME permitten < L permittere < per, through + mittere, to send: see MISSION] 1. to allow; consent to; tolerate [smoking is not permitted here] 2. to give… …   English World dictionary

  • Permit — Per mit, n. Warrant; license; leave; permission; specifically, a written license or permission given to a person or persons having authority; as, a permit to land goods subject to duty. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • permit — [n] authorization admittance, allowance, charter, concession, consent, empowering, favor, franchise, go ahead*, grant, green light*, indulgence, leave, legalization, liberty, license, pass, passport, patent, permission, privilege, safe conduct,… …   New thesaurus

  • permit — ► VERB (permitted, permitting) 1) give permission to (someone) or for (something). 2) make possible. 3) (permit of) formal allow for; admit of. ► NOUN ▪ an official document giving permission to do something …   English terms dictionary

  • Permit — Per*mit , v. i. To grant permission; to allow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Permit — Per*mit , n. [Cf. Sp. palamida a kind of scombroid fish.] (a) A large pompano ({Trachinotus goodei}) of the West Indies, Florida, etc. It becomes about three feet long. (b) The round pompano. ({Trachinotus falcatus}). [Local, U. S.] [Webster 1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • permit — (v.) late 15c., from M.Fr. permetre, from L. permittere give up, allow, allow to pass through, from per through + mittere let go, send (see MISSION (Cf. mission)). Related: Permitted; permitting. The noun is first recorded 1714 …   Etymology dictionary

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