Meaning

3 senses
  1. Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.

  2. Open to the public by permission of the landowner.

  3. That allows the replication of viruses.

More definitions
  • granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
  • not preventive

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Tom's parents were very permissive.

    Батьки Тома були дуже поблажливими.

    ruУ Тома были очень лояльные родители.

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  2. My parents were very permissive.

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  3. Tom's parents are very permissive.

    ruУ Тома очень лояльные родители.

    deToms Eltern lassen viel durchgehen.

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  4. Mary's parents are very permissive.

    ruУ Мэри очень лояльные родители.

    deMarias Eltern lassen viel durchgehen.

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  5. Mary's parents were very permissive.

    ruУ Мэри были очень лояльные родители.

    deMarias Eltern haben viel durchgehen lassen.

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Translations

4 languages

Origin

From French permissif.

From French permissif.

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