Meaning

7 senses
  1. (transitive)To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.

    erlauben, genehmigen, zulassen

    позволя́тьpozvoljátʹ, позво́литьpozvólitʹ, разреша́тьrazrešátʹ

    дозволя́тиdozvoljáty, дозво́литиdozvólyty

    consent to, give permission; permit

  2. (transitive)To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.

  3. (intransitive)To allow for, to make something possible.

    make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

  4. (intransitive)To allow, to admit (of).

  5. (transitive)To grant formal authorization for (something).

    The Building Department permitted that project last week.

  6. (transitive)To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).

    We've been busy permitting the State Street development.

  7. (archaic, rare)To hand over, resign (something to someone).

Examples

1297 sentences
  1. I have a permit for this gun.

    У мене є дозвіл на цю зброю.

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  2. Tom wouldn't permit Mary to do that.

    Том не дозволив би Мері це зробити.

    ruТом не позволил бы Мэри это сделать.

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  3. I didn't permit Tom to do that.

    Я не дозволяв Тому цього робити.

    ruЯ не разрешил Тому это сделать.

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  4. Why did you permit Tom to do that?

    Чому ти дозволив Тому це зробити?

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  5. Tom will never permit you to do that.

    Том ніколи тобі не дозволить це зробити.

    ruТом никогда не позволит тебе это сделать.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
transitive: allow something to happen:
Русский
By meaning 1
transitive: allow something to happen:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
transitive: allow something to happen:

Origin

From Middle English permitten, borrowed from Middle French permettre, from Latin permittō

From Middle English permitten, borrowed from Middle French permettre, from Latin permittō (“give up, allow”), from per (“through”) + mittō (“send”).

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Forms

permits, permitting, permitted, permitted
Base formpermit · to permit
3rd person singularpermits
Present participlepermitting
Past simplepermitted
Past participlepermitted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypermit
he, she, itpermits

Past simpleLesson

all personspermitted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave permitted
he, she, ithas permitted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill permit

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • consent to, give permission; permit:allowletcountenance
  • allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting:allowtolerate
  • make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen:letallow

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • permitted to do
  • be permitted to
  • might be permitted
  • not be permitted
  • won't be permitted
  • not permitted to
  • weather permitting
  • going to permit
  • only one permitted
  • never permit
  • without a permit
  • tomorrow weather permitting

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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