Definition: 1. A legal document giving official permission to do something. 2. The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization. 3. Consent to, give permission. 4. Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen.
Use 'permit' in a sentence:
1. The use of cellular phones is not permitted on most aircraft.
2. The government was accused of having connived with the security forces to permit murder.
3. A landowner could build anything with no permit, no inspection, no notice to adjoining landowners, nothing.
4. I could not permit such a thing.
5. All existing supplies of helium ought to be conserved and released only by permit, with medical uses receiving precedence over other commercial or recreational demands.
6. We must never permit anything of the sort.
7. The majority of foreign nationals working here have work permits.
8. Most states permit either a civil or religious ceremony, but a few require the ceremony to be religious.
9. Employees are permitted to use the golf course during their free hours.
10. Since deregulation, banks are permitted to set their own interest rates.
11. Work permits were issued to only 5% of those who applied for them.
12. Another person cannot annoy you or irritate you except you permit him or her to.
13. I couldn't face the whole rigmarole of getting a work permit again.
14. With your plan and permit in hand, clear everything out of the basement and you're ready to go.
15. The change to the road traffic law will permit fully automatic driving.
16. Judges cannot permit irregularity in carrying out justice.
17. The best scientists, if their personal circumstances permit, will go abroad.
18. Permit me to offer you some advice.
19. She hasn't got a work permit.
20. Their commitments do not permit them to immerse themselves in current affairs as fully as they might wish.
21. Will they permit you to sit in on a few classes as an observer?
22. The work permit is not renewable.
23. I had expected to speak but time didn't permit.
24. Television advertising is widespread and, nowadays, even movie theaters permit advertisements.
25. She took some friends for a ride in the family car when she only had her learner's permit.
26. As technology and society permit highly effective and generally acceptable methods of family planning there has been a decline in family size.
27. The permit runs for three months.
28. We'll have the party outside, weather permitting.
29. She would not permit herself to look at them.
30. If you live in the area, you qualify for a parking permit.
31. I wouldn't advertise the fact that you don't have a work permit.
32. Visitors are not permitted to take photographs.
33. A group of senators plans to filibuster a measure that would permit drilling in Alaska.
34. It's unbelievable that they have permitted this trial to go ahead.
35. The new marine reserve, now the largest in the Pacific, will permit no fishing or mining.
36. Space does not permit the citation of the examples.
37. Jim permitted himself a wry smile.
38. Is your work permit in order?
39. Getting a work permit in the UK is not always a simple proposition.
40. We were not permitted any contact with each other.
41. This permitted Western manufacturers to play their strong cards: capital and technology.
42. We hope to visit the cathedral, if time permits.
43. Radios are not permitted in the library.
44. At present children under 14 are not permitted in bars.
45. There are fines for exceeding permitted levels of noise pollution.
46. It is not permitted to sell or otherwise distribute copies of past examination papers.
47. He can let the court's decision stand and permit the execution.
48. People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often arbitrary rather than based on fixed criteria.
49. He has to apply for a permit, and we have to find him a job.
50. He has to apply for a permit and we have to find him a job.
51. The vehicle that permitted both communication and acceptability was social revolution.
52. The password permits access to all files on the hard disk.
