PERMIT


Meaning of PERMIT in English

I. pə(r)ˈmit, usu -id.+V verb

( permitted ; permitted ; permitting ; permits )

Etymology: Latin permittere to let through, allow, permit, from per- through + mittere to let go, send — more at per- , smite

transitive verb

1. : to consent to expressly or formally : grant leave for or the privilege of : allow , tolerate

permit smoking

permit an appeal

permit access to records

2. : to give (a person) leave : authorize

obliged to permit others to use his patent — Tris Coffin

one must permit oneself … a certain margin of misstatement — B.N.Cardozo

permit me to offer my congratulations

3. archaic : to give over : commit

to the gods permit the event of things — Joseph Addison

4. : to make possible

building has been divided … to permit an unobstructed view — American Guide Series: Conn

intransitive verb

1. : to give an opportunity

if time permitted I could go on — H.G.Doyle

made himself as comfortable as the hard rock permitted — Fred Majdalany

2. : admit — usually used with of

the distance … was too great to permit of frequent social intercourse — Martha T. Stephenson

Synonyms: see let

II. ˈpərˌmit, ˈpə̄ˌm-, ˈpəiˌm-, _pə(r)ˈm-, usu -id.+V noun

( -s )

1. : a written warrant or license granted by one having authority

a building permit

a work permit

a fishing permit

2. : permission , allowance

had their permit to proceed

3. or permit indicia : postal indicia giving notice that postage has been paid under a special permit (as for bulk mailing)

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: by folk etymology from Spanish palometa — more at palometa

1. : a large up to three feet long blue and silver pompano ( Trachinotus goodei ) found especially off the West Indies and Florida — called also great pompano

2. : round pompano

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.