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permit

US /pɚˈmɪt/

verb, noun Core · B1 Kinh doanh chung Giao thông & đi lại

Definition

consent to, give permission

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Visitors are not permitted to take photos inside the factory.

Word Family

NounNoun
permit gốc permission permissibility
VerbVerb
permit gốc
AdjectiveAdj
permissive permissible
AdverbAdv
permissibly permissively

Synonyms

  • allowmake it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
  • authorizegrant authorization or clearance for
  • licensea legal document giving official permission to do something

Collocations

  • Easy parking permit on windshield
    to parking permit on windshield, meaning to place temporarily
  • Medium time does not permit further questions
    to time does not permit further questions, meaning to measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
  • Hard acquire environmental discharge permits
    to acquire environmental discharge permits, meaning to come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  • Very Hard weather permitting, the ceremony proceeds
    to weather permitting, the ceremony proceeds, meaning to face and withstand with courage

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