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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
p r
mIt
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| inflections: |
permits, permitting, permitted |
| definition 1: |
If animals, people, or things are permitted somewhere, they are allowed to enter or are allowed to be present.
I wish we could get a dog, but our apartment does not permit any pets.The hospital does not permit any visitors after nine o'clock in the evening.Phones are not permitted in the classrooms at Gina's school.- synonyms:
- allow
- antonyms:
- ban, forbid, prevent
- similar words:
- tolerate
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| definition 2: |
When someone permits you to do something, they say it's OK for you to do it. When someone permits a certain thing, they allow it to happen.
The teacher permitted Marcus to go home because he was sick.We wanted to swim in the lake, but swimming was not permitted.- synonyms:
- allow, authorize
- antonyms:
- forbid, prohibit
- similar words:
- approve, let, license, OK
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| definition 3: |
When a thing permits something, it makes it possible for it to happen.
The bike lane permits bike riders to ride more safely on the road.Sam's grandmother said they could go to the beach tomorrow if the weather permits it.- synonyms:
- allow
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| related words: |
qualify |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
puhr
miht
[or]
pr
mIt
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| definition: |
A permit is something that says in writing that you can do something. A permit is sometimes called a license.
We wanted to go fishing in the lake, but my dad said we had to get a permit first.My brother has a learner's permit that lets him practice driving.- synonyms:
- license
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| related words: |
document, pass, patent, permission |
| derivation: |
permitted (adj.) |
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