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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Responding to criticism over the use of natural-gas turbines, xAI has argued that many of the structures are temporary and don’t require a permit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The promise that once came with a Canadian study permit - a job, a life and a foothold abroad - is no longer a given.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
"The potentially dangerous harvester ants even permit the visitors to groom between their open jaws."
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
None of the storage containers were licensed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and there are no licenses that permit the storage of explosives near homes and public roadways, Nabity said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Hans was passing cakes in the back room, as was Toos in the front, wearing the nearest thing to a smile that her perpetually down-drawn lips would permit.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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