What does permit mean?
Definitions for permit
ˈpɜr mɪtper·mit
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word permit.
Princeton's WordNet
license, licence, permit(noun)
a legal document giving official permission to do something
license, permission, permit(noun)
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
permit, Trachinotus falcatus(verb)
large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
permit, allow, let, countenance(verb)
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"
let, allow, permit(verb)
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"
allow, permit, tolerate(verb)
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"
Webster Dictionary
Permit(verb)
to consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with
Etymology: [Cf. Sp. palamida a kind of scombroid fish.]
Permit(verb)
to grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive
Etymology: [Cf. Sp. palamida a kind of scombroid fish.]
Permit(verb)
to give over; to resign; to leave; to commit
Etymology: [Cf. Sp. palamida a kind of scombroid fish.]
Permit(verb)
to grant permission; to allow
Etymology: [Cf. Sp. palamida a kind of scombroid fish.]
Permit(noun)
warrant; license; leave; permission; specifically, a written license or permission given to a person or persons having authority; as, a permit to land goods subject to duty
Etymology: [Cf. Sp. palamida a kind of scombroid fish.]
Freebase
Permit
The permit, Trachinotus falcatus, is a game fish of the western Atlantic ocean belonging to the Carangidae family. Adults feed on crabs, shrimp, and smaller fish. Two submarines of the United States Navy were named USS Permit in its honor, in keeping with the "denizens of the deep" theme of submarine names that prevailed before the 1971 naming of USS Los Angeles.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Permit
per-mit′, v.t. to give leave to: to allow to be or to be done: to afford means: to give opportunity:—pr.p. permit′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. permit′ted.—n. (per′mit) a written permission, esp. from a custom-house officer to remove goods.—n. Permissibil′ity.—adj. Permiss′ible, that may be permitted: allowable.—adv. Permiss′ibly.—n. Permis′sion, act of permitting: liberty granted: allowance.—adj. Permiss′ive, granting permission or liberty: allowing: granted: not hindered.—adv. Permiss′ively, by permission, without prohibition.—ns. Permit′tance, permission; Permittēē′, one to whom permission is granted; Permit′ter, one who permits.—Permissive Bill, a measure embodying the principles of local option for the regulation of the liquor traffic; Permissive laws, laws that permit certain things without enforcing anything. [L. permittĕre, -missum, to let pass through—per, through, mittĕre, to send.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
permit
A license to sell goods that have paid the duties or excise.
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'permit' in Verbs Frequency: #431
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of permit in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of permit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of permit in a Sentence
Today's landmark ruling affirmed that our law does not permit the punishment of the homeless for simply being homeless.
While the fates permit, live happily life speeds on with hurried step, and with winged days the wheel of the headlong year is turned.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:
I frankly can't imagine as president of the United States how you could permit this to happen on this scale, and now we're seeing those results, and it's much different when you read about it. And when you see it, it becomes even more powerful.
They permit both the prosecution and the defense to try the case before evidence is stale, as more time lapses, it becomes increasingly difficult for the accused to prepare a meaningful defense.
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- أذن, سمح, تصريحArabic
- povolení, povolitCzech
- tillade, tilladelseDanish
- erlauben, Erlaubnis, genehmigen, zulassen, GenehmigungGerman
- permesiEsperanto
- permiso, permitirSpanish
- اجازهPersian
- lupa, salliaFinnish
- permission, permis, permettreFrench
- leomh, lamháil, lig, ceadaighIrish
- pèmètHaitian Creole
- engedélyHungarian
- izinIndonesian
- permessoItalian
- לְהַתִירHebrew
- 許可, 許すJapanese
- ماوهدانKurdish
- vergunningDutch
- pozwalaćPolish
- autorização, licença, aval, permitir, deixar, permissãoPortuguese
- permisRomanian
- разрешение, позволять, позволить, разрешить, дозволение, разрешатьRussian
- dovoliti, dovoljenje, dopustitiSlovene
- tillåta, tillståndSwedish
- kibali, vibaliSwahili
- pahintulotTagalog
- 许可证Chinese
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