permit — to allow someone to do something or for something to happen
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to allow someone to do something or for something to happen
Pronunciation (IPA): /pərˈmɪt/ (동사), /ˈpɜːrmɪt/ (명사)
Example Sentences
- My mom won't permit me to stay up late, but she permits my cat to sleep on her bed!
- The security guard checked my permit three times before letting me enter the building.
- Time permitting, I'll binge-watch the entire series tonight.
permit
VERB[/pərˈmɪt/ (동사), /ˈpɜːrmɪt/ (명사)]
to allow someone to do something or for something to happen
Without a permit — the whole project stops before it starts.
PER MIT — permitted one entry at a time. (PER = for each, one at a time → MITT = a baseball mitt catches one ball at a time → A permit allows one thing PER catch — one action, one permission)
Get the permit — commit to the plan, then submit.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'permittere', composed of 'per-' (through) and 'mittere' (to send). The word originally meant 'to let through' or 'to allow passage'.
Breakdown
per- (through) + mitt (send) + -it (verb form) = permit
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mom won't permit me to stay up late, but she permits my cat to sleep on her bed!”
“The security guard checked my permit three times before letting me enter the building.”
“Time permitting, I'll binge-watch the entire series tonight.”
“He got a permit to keep a pet alligator, but his neighbors weren't exactly thrilled.”
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