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permit
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per·mit  (pr-mt)
v. per·mit·ted, per·mit·ting, per·mits
v.tr.
1. To allow the doing of (something); consent to: permit the sale of alcoholic beverages.
2. To grant consent or leave to (someone); authorize: permitted him to explain.
3. To afford opportunity or possibility for: weather that permits sailing.
v.intr.
To afford opportunity; allow: if circumstances permit.
n. (pûrmt, pr-mt)
1. Permission, especially in written form.
2. A document or certificate giving permission to do something; a license or warrant: a building permit.

[Middle English permitten, from Latin permittere : per-, through; see per- + mittere, to let go.]

permit·tee (pûrm-t) n.
per·mitter n.
Usage Note: In the sense "to allow for, be consistent with," permit is often followed by the preposition of: The wording of the note permits of several interpretations. But of should not be used when the meaning of permit is "to give permission": The law permits (not permits of ) camping on the beach.

permit
vb [pəˈmɪt] -mits, -mitting, -mitted
1. (tr) to grant permission to do something you are permitted to smoke
2. (tr) to consent to or tolerate she will not permit him to come
3. (when intr, often foll by of; when tr, often foll by an infinitive) to allow the possibility (of) the passage permits of two interpretations his work permits him to relax nowadays
n [ˈpɜːmɪt]
1. (Law) an official certificate or document granting authorization; licence
2. (Law) permission, esp written permission
[from Latin permittere, from per- through + mittere to send]
permitter  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.permitpermit - a legal document giving official permission to do something
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
building permit - a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot
driver's licence, driver's license, driving licence, driving license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
fishing licence, fishing license, fishing permit - a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time
game license, hunting licence, hunting license, hunting permit - a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time
learner's permit - a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile
letter of mark and reprisal, letter of marque, letters of marque - a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation
liquor licence, liquor license - a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages
marriage licence, marriage license, wedding licence, wedding license - a license authorizing two people to marry
occupation licence, occupation license - a license to pursue a particular occupation
liberty chit, pass - a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
2.permit - the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
empowerment, authorisation, authorization - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
clearance - permission to proceed; "the plane was given clearance to land"
conge, congee - formal permission to depart; "he gave me his conge"
allowance - the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
dispensation - an exemption from some rule or obligation
toleration - official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)
3.permitpermit - large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
pompano - any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Verb1.permit - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, suffer, put up, stand, support - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
furlough - grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"
give - allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"
consent, go for, accept - give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
permit, tolerate, allow - allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"
authorize, authorise, clear, pass - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
grant, allow - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
let in, admit, include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
privilege, favour, favor - bestow a privilege upon
trust - allow without fear
allow in, intromit, let in, admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"
nix, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, forbid, interdict, veto - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
2.permit - make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
pass - allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed"
3.permitpermit - allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"
countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

permit
verb
1. allow, admit, grant, sanction, let, suffer, agree to, entitle, endure, license, endorse, warrant, tolerate, authorize, empower, consent to, give the green light to, give leave or permission I was permitted to bring my camera into the concert. The German constitution does not permit the sending of troops.
allow ban, prohibit, forbid, veto, black, bar, block, restrict, suppress, outlaw, banish, disallow, proscribe, debar, blackball, interdict, criminalize, prevent, exclude, disqualify, preclude, debar, declare ineligible
2. enable, let, allow, cause This method of cooking permits the heat to penetrate evenly.
Translations
permit
A. [ˈpɜːmɪt] N (= licence) → permiso m, licencia f; (= pass) → pase m; (= permission) → permiso m
do you have a permit to carry that gun?¿tienes permiso or licencia para llevar esa pistola?
building permitpermiso m de de obras
see also parking B
see also residence B, D
B. [pəˈmɪt] VTpermitir
I won't permit itno lo permitiré
is smoking permitted?¿se permite or está permitido fumar?, ¿se puede fumar?
"smoking is not permitted on the car deck"está prohibido fumar or no se permite fumar en la cubierta de automóviles
the law permits the sale of this substancela ley autoriza or permite la venta de esta sustancia
he permitted himself one cigar a dayse permitía(fumar)un cigarro al día
to permit sb to do sthpermitir a algn hacer algo, permitir que algn haga algo
permit me to give you some advice (frm) → permítame aconsejarle or que le aconseje
if I may be permitted to make a suggestion (frm) → si se me permite hacer una sugerencia, si me permite que haga una sugerencia
C. [pəˈmɪt] VI if time permitssi hay tiempo(suficiente)
weather permittingsi el tiempo lo permite
to permit of sth (frm) → admitir algo, dar posibilidad a algo
the crime permits of no defenceel crimen no admite defensa alguna, el crimen no da posibilidad a defensa alguna
D. [ˈpɜːmɪt] CPD permit holder Ntitular mf de un permiso

permit [ˈpɜːrmɪt]
npermis m
a fishing permit → un permis de pêche
a permit to do sth → un permis pour faire qch
You no longer need a permit to work in most European countries → Il n'y a plus besoin d'avoir un permis pour travailler dans la plupart des pays européens.
(= entrance pass) → permis m
[pərˈmɪt] vt (= allow) → permettre
She doesn't permit smoking in the house → Elle ne permet pas que l'on fume dans la maison.
to permit sb to do sth → permettre à qn de faire qch
Her mother will not permit her to sell the house → Sa mère ne lui permettra pas de vendre la maison.
His health doesn't permit him to travel → Sa santé ne lui permet pas de voyager.
permit me to ... (formal)permettez-moi de ...
Permit me to give you some advice → Permettez-moi de vous donner un conseil.
to be permitted to do sth (by authorities)être autorisé à faire qch
[pərˈmɪt pərˈmɪt] vi
weather permitting → si le temps le permet

permit
vt stherlauben, gestatten; to permit somebody/oneself to do somethingjdm/sich (dat)erlauben, etw zu tun; is it/am I permitted to smoke?darf man/ich rauchen?; visitors are not permitted after 10nach 10 Uhr sind keine Besucher mehr erlaubt; to permit oneself somethingsich (dat)etw erlauben; permit me!gestatten Sie bitte!
vi
if you (will) permitwenn Sie gestatten or erlauben; if the weather permits, weather permittingwenn es das Wetter erlaubt or zulässt; if time permitswenn es die Zeit zulässt, wenn die Zeit reicht
(form) to permit of somethingetw zulassen
nGenehmigung f; permit holderInhaber(in) m(f)eines Berechtigungsscheins or (for parking) → Parkausweises; “permit holders only” (for parking) → Parken nur mit Parkausweis“

permit [ɐn ˈpɜːmɪt; ɐvb pəˈmɪt]
1. n (gen) → autorizzazione f (scritta); (for specific activity) → permesso; (entrance pass) → lasciapassare m
fishing permit → licenza di pesca
building/export permit → permesso or licenza di costruzione/di esportazione
2. vtpermettere
to permit sb to do sth → permettere a qn di fare qc
to permit sth to take place → permettere che qc avvenga
3. vipermettere
to permit of (frm) → ammettere, consentire
weather permitting → tempo permettendo

permit [ɐn ˈpɜːmɪt; ɐvb pəˈmɪt]
1. n (gen) → autorizzazione f (scritta); (for specific activity) → permesso; (entrance pass) → lasciapassare m
fishing permit → licenza di pesca
building/export permit → permesso or licenza di costruzione/di esportazione
2. vtpermettere
to permit sb to do sth → permettere a qn di fare qc
to permit sth to take place → permettere che qc avvenga
3. vipermettere
to permit of (frm) → ammettere, consentire
weather permitting → tempo permettendo

permit
v permit [pəˈmit]
1 to agree to (another person's action); to allow or let (someone do something) Permit me to answer your question; Smoking is not permitted. toelaat يُجيز، يَسْمَح позволявам dovolit tillade erlauben επιτρέπω permitir lubama اجازه دادن sallia permettre לְהַרשוֹת अनुमति देना dozvola (meg)enged mengizinkan leyfa permettere 許す 허가하다 leisti []ļaut membenarkan toestaan tillate, gi lov til zezwolić permitir a permite разрешать dovoliť dovoliti dozvoliti tillåta เห็นพ้อง izin vermek 允許 дозволяти اجازت دينا cho phép
2 to make possible My aunt's legacy permitted me to go to America. in staat stel يُتيحُ، يُمَكِّنُ допускам dovolit, oprávnit tillade; gøre det muligt erlauben επιτρέπω, καθιστώ κτ. εφικτό permitir võimaldama ممکن ساختن tehdä mahdolliseksi permettre (de) לְאָפשֵׁר संभव बनाना propusnica lehetővé tesz memungkinkan gera kleift permettere 可能にする 가능하게 하다 sudaryti galimybę, leisti ļaut, dot iespēju membolehkan toelaten tillate, muliggjøre umożliwić, zezwolić permitir a da posibilitatea давать возможность dovoliť, dať súhlas omogočiti omogućiti tillåta, medge อนุญาต olanak sağlamak 容許 надавати можливість ممکن بنانا cho phép
[ˈpəːmit] n
a written order allowing a person to do something We have a permit to export our product. permit رُخْصَه разрешение povolení tilladelse die Genehmigung άδεια permiso, pase, licencia lubatäht اجازه؛ مجوز lupa permis רִישָיוֹן अनूज्ञा odobrenje engedély surat izin leyfi, heimild permesso, licenza 許可証 면허장 leidimas atļauja surat kebenaran vergunning tillatelse; adgangskort zezwolenie, pozwolenie licença permis, licenţă разрешение povolenie pisno dovoljenje dozvola tillstånd, licens ใบอนุญาต izin belgesi, ruhsat 許可證 дозвіл اجازت نامہ giấy phép
n permission [pəˈmiʃən]
a written, spoken etc agreement that someone may do something She gave me permission to leave. toestemming سَماح، إذْن разрешение svolení, souhlas tilladelse; lov til die Erlaubnis άδεια permiso, autoización luba اجازه؛ رخصت lupa permission רְשוּת अनुमति, आज्ञा dopuštenje,dozvola engedély izin leyfi, heimild permesso, autorizzazione 許可 허가 leidimas atļauja kebenaran toestemming, verlof tillatelse, lov pozwolenie permissão permisiune разрешение dovolenie, súhlas dovoljenje dozvola tillåtelse, tillstånd, lov การอนุญาต izin 許可 дозвіл اجازت sự cho phép

permit تصريح dovolit tilladelse Erlaubnisschein άδεια permiso lupakirja permettre propusnica permesso 許可証 허가증 vergunning tillatelse pozwolenie autorização, licença пропуск tillstånd ใบอนุญาต izin vermek giấy phép 通行证


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