permit
part of speech
verb (permit, permits, permitted, permitting); noun (a permit, permits)
meaning for a pupil
1) (verb, formal) To allow someone to do something, or allow something to happen. tree →
2) (noun) An official paper that gives you permission to do something. tree →
3) (verb) To make something possible: "weather permitting". tree →
sense in the lessons
In rules and safety signs: "no dogs permitted", "swimming is not permitted". A parking permit or work permit is an official document. Phrases: weather permitting, permit to, not permitted.
examples
- Dogs are not permitted in the café. tree →
- Mum permitted us to stay up late. tree →
- We'll have a picnic, weather permitting. tree →
- You need a permit to fish in this lake. tree →
- Running is not permitted in the corridors. tree →
- Dad showed his parking permit. tree →
- Time did not permit a second game. tree →
- I could not permit such a thing. tree →
note
Verb stressed "per-MIT", noun "PER-mit". Doubles t: permitted, permitting. More formal than "allow" or "let". Noun of the action: permission.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «permit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.