permit

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[change] Pronunciation

noun

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɜːmɪt/ SAMPA: /"p3:mIt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpɝmɪt/ SAMPA: /"p3`mIt/
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verb

• (UK) IPA: /pəˈmɪt/ SAMPA: /p@"mIt/
• (US) IPA: /pɚˈmɪt/ SAMPA: /p@`"mIt/
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[change] Noun

Singular permit

Plural permits

1. If you have a permit to do something, you have a document that says you are allowed to do it, it is legal for you to do it.

[change] Verb

Plain form permit

Third-person singular permits

Past tense permitted

Past participle permitted

Present participle permitting

1. If you permit something, you let it happen.
2. If you permit something, you make it legal.