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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
permit
/ˈpɜːmɪt/
verb1 of 2
to allow someone to do something or for something to happen
- “No one is permitted to build on the county land.”Tatoeba
- “If you permit me to speak, I can explain everything.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
noun2 of 2
An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)