verb
permit
puh-MIHT
verb
1
To allow something to happen or to give someone authorization to do it.
"Smoking is not permitted inside the building."
"Her visa permits her to work in the country for a year."
noun
1
An official document granting permission to do something.
"You need a permit to park in this zone."
How to Use Permit
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAs a verb: to allow. As a noun: the official paper that grants formal permission.
When to use it
When used as a verb the stress falls on the second syllable (per-MIT); as a noun it falls on the first (PER-mit).
Common pairings
work permit
building permit
permit access
Word Forms
permitted past tense, permits plural, permit plural, permits singular
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Etymology
From Latin permittere ("to let go through"), from per- ("through") + mittere ("to send").