permit

Definition of permit

Etymology

Middle English permitten, from Middle French permettre, from Latin permittere ("to give up, to allow").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɜːmɪt/ (UK) or /ˈpɝmɪt/ (US)
• SAMPA: {{{1}}} /"p3:mIt/ (UK) or /"p3`mIt/ (US)
• Audio (US) ^[?]

Noun

permit (plural permits)

1. An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pəˈmɪt/ (UK) or /pɚˈmɪt/ (US)
• SAMPA: {{{1}}} /p@"mIt/ (UK) or /p@`"mIt/ (US)
• Audio (US) ^[?]

Verb

to permit (third-person singular simple present permits, present participle permitting, simple past and past participle permitted)

1. Allow to happen
2. Legalise

Usage notes

This is a catenative verb that in the active form takes the gerund (-ing), but in passive takes the to infinitive.

Derived terms

• permission