permitir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- admit verb To allow someone or something to enter.
- allow verb To give permission for something to happen.
- condone verb To accept or overlook behaviour that is generally considered wrong.
- countenance noun A person's face or facial expression, especially as it reveals their mood.
- let verb To allow someone or something to do a particular thing, or to happen without stopping it.
- permit verb To allow something to happen or to give someone authorization to do it.
Senses
permitir is used for these senses in English:
- admit (transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
- condone (transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- countenance (transitive) To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.
- permit (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. [from 15th c.]
admit — full definition
- verb To allow someone or something to enter.
- verb To acknowledge, often reluctantly, that something is true.
allow — full definition
- verb To give permission for something to happen.
- verb To make something possible.
- verb To set aside time, money, or another resource for something.
- verb To admit or acknowledge something as true, often reluctantly.