Meaning & use
permit
To formally allow something to be done, especially by official or legal permission.
See it in a sentence
The city permits street vendors to sell food only in designated zones.
Her doctor did not permit her to return to work until she fully recovered.
A note on using this word
As a noun (stress on the first syllable, PER-mit), it means an official document, such as a parking permit or work permit.
Words with a similar meaning
allowauthorize
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Words with an opposite meaning
forbidprohibit
Another way to use it
2. noun
An official document that gives someone permission to do a particular thing.
You need a building permit before starting construction on the new garage.
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