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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•mit1 /v. pɚˈmɪt; n. ˈpɜrmɪt, pɚˈmɪt/USA pronunciation v., -mit•ted, -mit•ting, n. v. - to allow to be done or occur;
to allow to do: [~ + object]laws that permit the sale of drugs in some countries.[~ + oneself + object]She permitted herself a little smile.[~ + object + to + verb]Permit me to explain. - to tolerate;
consent to:[~ + object]This law permits religious worship with drugs. - to provide opportunity (for), or admit (of): [~ + object]The power plant has vents to permit the escape of gases.[no object]I'll look this over when time permits.
n. [countable] - an official certificate of permission;
license:a work permit.
See -mit-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•mit1 (v. pər mit′;n. pûr′mit, pər mit′),USA pronunciation v., -mit•ted, -mit•ting, n. v.t. - to allow to do something:Permit me to explain.
- to allow to be done or occur:The law does not permit the sale of such drugs.
- to tolerate;
agree to:a law permitting Roman Catholicism in England. - to afford opportunity for, or admit of:vents to permit the escape of gases.
v.i. - to grant permission;
allow liberty to do something. - to afford opportunity or possibility:Write when time permits.
- to allow or admit (usually fol. by of ):statements that permit of no denial.
n. - an authoritative or official certificate of permission;
license:a fishing permit. - a written order granting special permission to do something.
- permission.
- Latin permittere to let go through, give leave, equivalent. to per- per- + mittere to let or make (someone) go. See admit, commit, etc.
- late Middle English 1425–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See allow.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged franchise.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged refuse.
per•mit2 (pûr′mit),USA pronunciation n. - a pompano, Trachinotus falcatus, of the waters off the West Indies.
- Spanish palometa palometa
- apparently by folk etymology, etymological 1880–85, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: permit vb /pəˈmɪt/ ( -mits, -mitting, -mitted)- (transitive) to grant permission to do something: you are permitted to smoke
- (transitive) to consent to or tolerate: she will not permit him to come
- when intr, often followed by of; when tr, often followed by an infinitive: to allow the possibility (of): the passage permits of two interpretations, his work permits him to relax nowadays
n /ˈpɜːmɪt/- an official certificate or document granting authorization; licence
- permission, esp written permission
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin permittere, from per- through + mittere to sendperˈmitter n |