permit
Usage
What are other ways to say permit?
Both verbs that imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something, permit and allow are often interchangeable, but permit is the more positive of the two. Permit suggests formal or implied assent or authorization. Allow implies complete absence of an attempt, or even an intent, to hinder. Let is the familiar, conversational term for both allow and permit.
Example Sentences
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Coca was one of the dozens of applicants who drop in daily to Los Angeles County’s One-Stop Permit Center for Eaton fire rebuilding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Fermi filed a Clean Air Permit Application for an additional 5 gigawatts of power with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality earlier this month.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Before work can begin, plans need to be approved by Lagos state’s Physical Planning Permit Agency.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024
Permit applications in Seattle are down 43% from a year ago for detached single-family homes and 15% for apartments and condos — a sign that Seattle’s housing supply could remain sparse in the coming years.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023
"I am no stranger to nightmares, Sansa. Perhaps you are wiser than I knew. Permit me at least to escort you safely back to- your own chambers."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing permit
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