permissionper‧mis‧sion /pəˈmɪʃən $ pər-/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [uncountable] 
You'll have to get permission from your parents if you want to come.permission for The Council refused permission for the development. Photographs should only be taken with the permission of the subject. → planning permissionGRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?• Permission is normally used as an uncountable noun: · Permission was granted for the interview. ✗Don’t say: a permission was granted | the permission was granted• The plural form permissions is also sometimes used when talking about official written statements allowing someone to do something: · The company needs to obtain all the necessary permissions before it can start drilling for oil.COLLOCATIONSverbshave permission to do something· They did not have permission to build on the land.ask (for) permission (also request permission formal)· Tommy asked for permission to go to the bathroom.· Captain Miller requested permission to land.apply for permission (=ask for official written permission)· The company has applied for permission to drill for oil.get permission (also obtain/receive permission formal)· We'll need to get permission to film in the museum.· You must obtain permission from the owners before viewing the property.give permission (also grant somebody permission formal)· The city authorities gave permission for the rally to take place.· In 1961, he was granted permission to emigrate to Israel.refuse/deny (somebody) permission· Betty's father refused her permission to attend the dance.seek permission formal (=ask someone for permission)· People wanting to visit the island have to seek permission from the authorities.need permission· You'll need written permission from your parents first.adjectiveswritten permission· Doctors need written permission from the patient before they can operate.special permission· The paintings cannot be taken out of Russia without special permission.official permission· Mr Murphy was granted official permission to travel to North Korea.planning permission (=official permission to build a new building or change an existing one)· The bank has applied for planning permission to redevelop a 1¼-acre site.express permission (=definitely or clearly given)· He is not to leave without my express permission.phraseswithout permission· Pages should not be copied without the permission of the publisher.with somebody's permission· With your permission, I'd like to talk to your son alone.by kind permission of somebody formal (=used for thanking someone for allowing something)· This photograph is reproduced by kind permission of Country Living.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I had to get official permission to visit the prison.
- The changes to the book were all made with the author's permission.
- We're not allowed to camp here without the farmer's permission.
- Allen Ginsberg gave us permission, and demanded accountability.
- But many smaller players operate independently or with the permission of the Arellanos.
- Councillors complained that the full council should have been consulted before planning permission was given.
- In fact, he says he needs written permission a week in advance before delivery lorries can get to his home.
- In short, planning permission was effectively withheld.
- Planning permission was not required from the Department in London.
- Reproduced by permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library.
- To invent ways of doing things; to see what was needed and attack it without permission.
Longman Language Activatorofficial permission to do something
when someone officially allows you to do something: permission to do something: · I had to get official permission to visit the prison.with/without somebody's permission: · We're not allowed to camp here without the farmer's permission.· The changes to the book were all made with the author's permission.
official permission to do something, especially written permission, from someone in a position of authority: · I must get authorization from your bank before I can accept a cheque for over fifty pounds.authorization to do something: · As a result of growing world tensions, the army requested authorization to establish another base at Battery Cove.
formal permission you give for something important that will affect you, your family, or your property: without somebody's consent: · The young couple were married without their parents' consent.give your consent: · The city authorities have given their consent to leases on two buildings in the centre of Moscow.written consent: · Before a woman can have an abortion, she needs to have written consent from two doctors.
official permission given by someone in a position of authority, after checking that what someone wants to do is legal, safe, or likely to be successful: · We expect that we'll have clearance from the Justice Department for the buyout in the first quarter of the year.clearance to do something: · The pilot requested clearance to land at Narita Airport.
informal permission from someone, especially someone important: without somebody's say-so: · Kathleen evidently ran things around the office and nothing could be done without her say-so.on somebody's say-so: · Tell him he can use the car, but only on my say-so.
British /license American official permission to do something, which is often used as a reason to do something wrong, especially something that will harm other people: license to do something: · The Secret Service seems to think they have a license to tap anyone's phone in the interests of "national security."· Some manufacturers see the current labelling regulations as licence to mislead shoppers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs We need to apply for planning permission to build a garage. He finally gave us permission to leave. The council have granted him permission to build on the site.
· They did not have permission to build on the land.
(also request permission formal)· Tommy asked for permission to go to the bathroom.· Captain Miller requested permission to land.
(=ask for official written permission)· The company has applied for permission to drill for oil.
(also obtain/receive permission formal)· We'll need to get permission to film in the museum.· You must obtain permission from the owners before viewing the property.
(also grant somebody permission formal)· The city authorities gave permission for the rally to take place.· In 1961, he was granted permission to emigrate to Israel.
· Betty's father refused her permission to attend the dance.
formal (=ask someone for permission)· People wanting to visit the island have to seek permission from the authorities.
· You'll need written permission from your parents first.
adjectives· Doctors need written permission from the patient before they can operate.
· The paintings cannot be taken out of Russia without special permission.
· Mr Murphy was granted official permission to travel to North Korea.
(=official permission to build a new building or change an existing one)· The bank has applied for planning permission to redevelop a 1¼-acre site.
(=definitely or clearly given)· He is not to leave without my express permission.
phrases· Pages should not be copied without the permission of the publisher.
· With your permission, I'd like to talk to your son alone.
formal (=used for thanking someone for allowing something)· This photograph is reproduced by kind permission of Country Living.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We need to apply for planning permission to build a garage.· The two men entered without bothering to ask for permission.
He finally gave us permission to leave. The council have granted him permission to build on the site.· A sale of the factory will need the prior approval of shareholders.
· They are seeking permission to build 200 new houses.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley has now given council chiefs permission for him to be held in a secure unit.· Only VIPs and foreign diplomatic missions are given permission to utilise such dishes.· In one concession by the government on Dec. 28, it was given permission to publish its own newspaper, Rilindja Demokratika.· David Ashford, who's a teacher, had even been given permission to take twelve weeks off work.· It's the first time students have been given permission to broadcast outside a campus.· He said the management at the site hadn't given permission for welding on the oil tank.· Russell Ferrante has been given permission by the High Court to ask for a second inquest into his son's death.
· Used by kind permission of Music Sales.· Reproduced by kind permission of Churchill Livingstone.· Reproduced by kind permission of Warner Chappell/IMP.· With her erstwhile host's kind permission, she reminded herself bitterly.
· Owner Fred Davies is challenging the council after being refused permission to convert the ailing hotel into a nursing home.· The committee agreed to his recommendation and refused planning permission.· An asylum-seeker, once in a job, may be harder to oust, even if refused permission to stay.· The survey also provided information as to the types of development most likely to be refused planning permission due to anticipated odour emission.· In the first the press is expressly refused permission to print the name of the raped woman.· And they were refused permission to visit any of the sick children.· There were other reports that judges had been refused permission to appear on television in the early 1980s.
· London Crusaders have been given special permission to field five overseas players per game in the new season.· When I was transferred to another engineering division, I asked special permission for that sergeant to go with me.· Due to its sheer weight it can only be used at the Centre by special permission of the Department of Transport.· As in any genuine community, special permission is not required to utilize all the school has to offer.· I had special permission to be in the gallery.· Sean got special permission from the police to save the cake.· But special permission has now been granted to bring the ostriches to a safe country where they can be farmed intensively.· My husband had to get special permission to marry me.
· In fact, he says he needs written permission a week in advance before delivery lorries can get to his home.· Since only one card was available it was agreed that others could obtain goods with written permission from the holder. 3.· We will also pay any expenses you have our written permission to claim.· He said that written permission would still be required for marches.· All Autocar & Motor test results are subject to world copyright and may not be reproduced without the editor's written permission.· Dawn's parents had to give their written permission for the transfer, which added to their anxieties about the situation.· If a girl had two parents still at home, she had to get written permission from both of them before performing.
NOUN· There is no question but that they granted planning permission for Killingholme.· And as it's not flying on a vertical pole, it needs planning permission.· It's being sold with planning permission to turn it into a hundred and twenty bed hotel.· Later that month a meeting of Ovens residents decided to appeal formally against the planning permission.· Some three months later An Bord Pleanala granted planning permission for the dump, subject to 18 conditions.· The committee agreed to his recommendation and refused planning permission.· So he plastered on pink paint - but forgot to get planning permission first.· Tesco may not be able to get planning permission for any more stores.
VERB· A developer could go ahead without applying for planning permission, or could even ignore a refusal of permission.· The owner of a sterile racehorse named Cigar said he would apply for permission to replicate the beast.· It also applied for planning permission to dump at another site it owned at Barnahely, Ringaskiddy.· Detectives are applying to magistrates for permission to hold them for a further 24 hours.· The Fowlers claim just 3 weeks after he bought the property, Mr Mackarness had applied for planning permission.· This would require farmers to apply for planning permission as is the case with other commercial or industrial developments.· The final decision on where to apply for planning permission to build is certain to be taken on political grounds.
· MI5 had never asked for permission to have a stall.· That year, when I was four, I asked permission to escape the suffocating confines of our darkened apartment.· Not until Monday this week did the party ask his permission to make the donation public.· I always asked his permission before taking a place next to him on the divan.· Had it been a different matter I would of course have asked your permission.· He asked my permission to use new rope because we were desperately short of traditional rope.· Dare he risk inviting them and asking Mister Tom's permission?· The stranger asked permission to approach the caliph, who granted it and invited him to be seated.
· The final decision on where to apply for planning permission to build is certain to be taken on political grounds.· When that proved promising, Czarnowski got permission to build and test the 12-foot version.· Conder Projects has planning permission to build a three-storey office on part of Russell Street long stay car park.· You need permission to build parking space for a commercial vehicle.· Later that month the Ministry of Development gave general permission to build.· Unofficial reports said that the incident might have been sparked off by a dispute over permission to build a mosque.· Bellway Homes has applied for permission to build 28 detached houses on 7.6 acres at Guisborough Road.· When they applied to Stroud District Council for permission to build a house, they were turned down flat.
· When councillors finally meet tomorrow to consider the proposal their officers will urge them to deny permission.
· The applicant sought permission to enter the United Kingdom as a visitor for one week.· Sixo discovered it on one of his night creeps, and asked its permission to enter.· Ari and Nathan hung around in the doorway until they looked up, feeling they needed permission to enter.
· A promising approach is to require the information-gatherer to gain permission for subsequent use.
· Finally, there may be costs incurred by would-be developers who attempt to produce capital gains by getting planning permission.· He got permission to fly home to Detroit for a look-see at his troubled right ankle.· When that proved promising, Czarnowski got permission to build and test the 12-foot version.· Landlord John Gardner painted the front of the listed building without getting planning permission first.· How can an individual get permission to photocopy or videotape in cases where there is no fair use exception?· I never knew his name; if I wanted to quote him by name, I would have to get permission.· Christoffers was under orders to produce one like it but could not get permission from the owner to copy the original.
· The authorities for the first time gave permission for an opposition demonstration on March 7.· I have asked for, and been given, his permission to share it.· A council has been asked to give permission for the development in return for money for recreational facilities.· Boy Scouts had been given permission every year.· The defendant gave permission to an uninsured driver to use his vehicle.· He calls every day, Mrs Grey gives permission readily, and Agnes marries him.· The High Court has now given his father permission to ask the Attorney General for a second inquest.· Pluto gave him permission provided Hercules used no weapons to overcome him.
· There is no question but that they granted planning permission for Killingholme.· Also, Saints owner Thomas Benson has said he would not grant any other team permission to talk to Mora.· Some three months later An Bord Pleanala granted planning permission for the dump, subject to 18 conditions.· The city is behind the project, granting permission to block off Congress between Herbert and Fifth avenues.· Council must take the guidelines into account when deciding whether to grant planning permission for new developments.· Sandi squirmed at her seat, unwilling to go, unless she could be granted a smiling permission.· Gwynedd County Council yesterday voted by 35 to 19 to grant the firm temporary permission for Sunday working at its tarmacadam plant.· The appeal court granted permission last December for those points to be argued on appeal.
· He asked permission to leave it for her the following day.· When this came to light we insisted for a few days that employees should seek permission to leave the company premises.· So I went to ask Mr Rochester's permission to leave Thornfield for a while.· He would not know what to do if her eyes told him to stay when Buddie had given him permission to leave.
· And as it's not flying on a vertical pole, it needs planning permission.· But all children need permission to be independent; some need more encouragement than others.· In fact, he says he needs written permission a week in advance before delivery lorries can get to his home.· No one seemed to need permission.· However, if you're not sure whether you need planning permission or Buildings Regulations approval, talk to your local authority.· They said they needed permission to do everything, even to take an aspirin.· Wherever you go you need permission in writing from whoever has the right to grant it.
· Immediately after Christmas he obtained permission to return to Aquitaine and we next hear of him once again at war with Geoffrey.· The editor then began a long and frustrating effort to obtain permission.· We had gone to the Council Offices to obtain permission for him to take it with him.· Lawsuits were filed seeking to require districts to obtain parental permission before students are tested.· The social worker should interview the client first, and obtain permission to contact other people.· One local priest has endured arrest and gone to court to obtain permission to conduct his sacrifices in public.· It had taken a full day for Merymose to obtain permission for Huy to visit the embalmer.· The women could obtain permission from the agent to purchase the knives they needed for housework and tanning.
· Councillors complained that the full council should have been consulted before planning permission was given.· Moreover, a further 5,600ha was covered by planning permission for such development21.· There may well have been planning permission for the activities in question in those cases.· However, planning permission is required, and legislation is tightening its grip on mast sites.· The Department of the Environment produces free booklets on planning permission, enforcement, appeals and compulsory purchase.· There is planning permission for a restaurant on the ground floor.· The Corporation of London granted planning permission for the scheme in July.· At present there is planning permission to chop it into three, and garage eight cars.
· Ollokot had expected to meet Howard and receive his permission to settle on the Umatilla Agency rather than Lapwai.· Accounts by military and civilian air-traffic officials agreed the commercial airliner had received proper permission to traverse the zone.· An Indoor Leisure Complex and an hotel which could be sited in the urban area are unlikely to receive planning permission.· Five air force bases received permission to manage their own construction, rather than paying the Corps of Engineers to do it.· Yet he received permission to shoot this cinematic indictment entirely on location.
· Had he refused her permission to marry?· However, one month after this deadline Judge Gilbert Thiel in Nancy refused permission for the objects to leave the city.· He faced up to the notorious Chelsea Boot Boys with an electrified fence but was refused permission to switch it on.· Members of the economic development and planning subcommittee voted to refuse planning permission after a site visit yesterday.· The reasons for the Council's decision to refuse permission for the development are set out in the attached schedule.· In another case, the committee has refused permission for health authorities to link their computer files with personal tax records.· The council says a holy coal house doesn't qualify as a home improvement and has refused planning permission.· Furthermore, an applicant who had been refused planning permission could appeal to the ministry.
· These are reproduced here by permission of the Linnean Society of London. 5.· They may not be reproduced or retransmitted without permission.
· In most cases, you will be required to request permission from your line manager before engaging in any political activity.· He might have been requesting permission to explode the station.· Earlier it had said that Mr Sharif had requested permission to travel abroad for medical treatment.· Theoretically, a manager can request permission from the finance office or the legislature to move funds across the fences.· In September, Joseph requested permission to travel to Washington to correct the mistakes made in the recent settlement.· A prisoner approached the second white line, requested permission to cross.
· This will not necessarily require planning permission.· In most cases, you will be required to request permission from your line manager before engaging in any political activity.· Mining operations on new sites require planning permission in the ordinary way.· For example, the use by the householder of a room as an office would not normally require permission.· The United Kingdom does not require prior permission, if reciprocity is accorded.· The United States does not require advance permission.· That has been provided because it does not require planning permission.
· None of this applies to private land, because anyone is free to seek permission from any landowner.· The doctors must explain the uncertainty of the outcome when seeking permission to include some one in the study.· Public companies, for example, may seek permission to have their shares quoted on the Stock Exchange.· She sought permission to determine why no whites had been prosecuted for similar charges.· Students sometimes seek permission to record lectures: not a good idea, except perhaps in the case of some handicapped students.· Yoko San Oriental Spa is seeking permission to keep operating beyond a February 1998 deadline set by the city.· When this came to light we insisted for a few days that employees should seek permission to leave the company premises.
· A copy of the background correspondence is attached for your information along with a form giving permission to use the material.· He asked my permission to use new rope because we were desperately short of traditional rope.· In return for this support the king granted Stamford the permission to use the royal coat of arms on the borough shield.· The ministry will give permission to use the funds, Yamada said.· A software licence does not grant an interest in the copyright but gives permission to use the software.· Pluto gave him permission provided Hercules used no weapons to overcome him.· Meanwhile, Echo says it has Apple's permission to use the ToolBox for demonstration purposes.· You said that his estate had given Gibson permission to use Jimi's signature.
· The more creative will experiment with less conventional architects if it will help them win planning permission.
WORD FAMILYnounpermissionpermitpermissivenessadjectivepermissible ≠ impermissiblepermissiveverbpermit
if you have permission to do something, you are officially allowed to do itpermission from You'll have to get permission from your parents if you want to come.permission for The Council refused permission for the development. Photographs should only be taken with the permission of the subject. → planning permissionGRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?• Permission is normally used as an uncountable noun: · Permission was granted for the interview. ✗Don’t say: a permission was granted | the permission was granted• The plural form permissions is also sometimes used when talking about official written statements allowing someone to do something: · The company needs to obtain all the necessary permissions before it can start drilling for oil.COLLOCATIONSverbshave permission to do something· They did not have permission to build on the land.ask (for) permission (also request permission formal)· Tommy asked for permission to go to the bathroom.· Captain Miller requested permission to land.apply for permission (=ask for official written permission)· The company has applied for permission to drill for oil.get permission (also obtain/receive permission formal)· We'll need to get permission to film in the museum.· You must obtain permission from the owners before viewing the property.give permission (also grant somebody permission formal)· The city authorities gave permission for the rally to take place.· In 1961, he was granted permission to emigrate to Israel.refuse/deny (somebody) permission· Betty's father refused her permission to attend the dance.seek permission formal (=ask someone for permission)· People wanting to visit the island have to seek permission from the authorities.need permission· You'll need written permission from your parents first.adjectiveswritten permission· Doctors need written permission from the patient before they can operate.special permission· The paintings cannot be taken out of Russia without special permission.official permission· Mr Murphy was granted official permission to travel to North Korea.planning permission (=official permission to build a new building or change an existing one)· The bank has applied for planning permission to redevelop a 1¼-acre site.express permission (=definitely or clearly given)· He is not to leave without my express permission.phraseswithout permission· Pages should not be copied without the permission of the publisher.with somebody's permission· With your permission, I'd like to talk to your son alone.by kind permission of somebody formal (=used for thanking someone for allowing something)· This photograph is reproduced by kind permission of Country Living.