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condonecondone /kənˈdoʊn/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYcondoneOrigin: 1800-1900 Latin condonare to forgive VERB TABLEcondone |
| Present | I, you, we, they | condone | | he, she, it | condones | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | condoned | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have condoned | | he, she, it | has condoned | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had condoned | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will condone | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have condoned |
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| Present | I | am condoning | | he, she, it | is condoning | | you, we, they | are condoning | | Past | I, he, she, it | was condoning | | you, we, they | were condoning | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been condoning | | he, she, it | has been condoning | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been condoning | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be condoning | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been condoning |
THESAURUSlet somebody do something► allow to say that someone can do or have something, or to not prevent something from happening: Our apartment complex does not allow pets. We do not allow eating in the classrooms. ► let informal to allow something. Used mainly in spoken English: Will you let your daughter go to the party? ► give permission (also give somebody permission) to allow someone to do something. Used when a parent or someone in an official position decides to allow someone to do something: The parents gave the school permission to use the child’s picture. ► give consent (also give your consent) give consent means the same as give permission, but is more formal: The doctors cannot operate unless you give your consent. ► permit formal to allow something. Used mainly in written or official language: Smoking is not permitted in this building. ► authorize formal to give official or legal permission for something: In the early 1900s, rangers were authorized to trap wolves in national forests. ► sanction formal to officially approve of or allow something. Used when a government or large organization allows something: The UN refused to sanction the use of force. ► condone formal to accept or allow behavior that most people think is wrong: I cannot condone the use of violence. ► tolerate (also countenance formal) to allow something to happen although you do not approve of it: Why does the government tolerate some hate groups? to accept or forgive behavior that most people think is morally wrong: I’m not condoning his behavior, but I can understand it.► see thesaurus at allow [Origin: 1800–1900 Latin condonare to forgive] |