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assign
English
Etymology
From Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, asigner, from Latin assign?, from ad- + sign? (“mark, sign”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??sa?n/
- Hyphenation: as?sign
- Rhymes: -a?n
Verb
assign (third-person singular simple present assigns, present participle assigning, simple past and past participle assigned)
- (transitive) To designate or set apart something for some purpose.
- (transitive) To appoint or select someone for some office.
- (transitive) To allot or give something as a task.
- Captain Edward Carlisle […] felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, […]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
- (transitive) To attribute or sort something into categories.
- (transitive, law) To transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another.
- (transitive, programming) To give (a value) to a variable.
Synonyms
- (set apart something for some purpose): allocate, earmark; see also Thesaurus:set apart
- (transfer property): consign, convey; see also Thesaurus:transfer
Derived terms
- assignment
- assignable
- assignation
Translations
Noun
assign (plural assigns)
- An assignee.
- (obsolete) A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.
- (obsolete) An assignment or appointment.
- (obsolete) A design or purpose.
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permit
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English permitten, borrowed from Middle French permettre, from Latin permitt? (“give up, allow”), from per (“through”) + mitt? (“send”).
Pronunciation
- (most verb senses):
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??m?t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??m?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
- (noun, denominal verb senses):
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?m?t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??m?t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)m?t
Verb
permit (third-person singular simple present permits, present participle permitting, simple past and past participle permitted)
- (transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. [from 15th c.]
- 1930, "Presbytarians", Time, 19 Dec 1930:
- Last week the decision on two points was conclusive: the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. will not permit ordination of women as ministers, but will permit their election as ruling elders, permission which makes possible a woman as moderator.
- 1930, "Presbytarians", Time, 19 Dec 1930:
- (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. [from 15th c.]
- 2009, Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 17 Jan 09, p. 1:
- He was ultimately cleared, but during that period, Mr. Ackman said, his lawyers would not permit him to defend himself publicly.
- 2009, Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 17 Jan 09, p. 1:
- (intransitive) To allow for, to make something possible. [from 16th c.]
- 2006, Mary Riddell, "Trident is a Weapon of Mass Destruction", The Observer, 3 Dec 06:
- What was left to say? Quite a lot, if only parliamentary time permitted.
- 2009, John Mitchell, "Clubs Preview", The Guardian, 25 Jul 09:
- For snackage there's a 1950s-themed diner plus a barbie on the terrace, weather permitting.
- 2006, Mary Riddell, "Trident is a Weapon of Mass Destruction", The Observer, 3 Dec 06:
- (intransitive) To allow, to admit (of). [from 18th c.]
- per
- 2007, Ian Jack, The Guardian, 22 Sep 07:
- "As an instrument of economic policy, incantation does not permit of minor doubts or scruples."
- (transitive, pronounced like noun) To grant formal authorization for (something).
- (transitive, pronounced like noun) To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
- (now archaic, rare) To hand over, resign (something to someone). [from 15th c.]
- Let us not aggravate our sorrows, / But to the gods permit the event of things.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that in the active form takes the gerund (-ing), but in passive takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Translations
Noun
permit (plural permits)
- An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. [from 17th c.]
- A construction permit can be obtained from the town offices.
- Go over to the park office and get a permit for the #3 shelter.
- A learner's permit.
- (obsolete) Formal permission. [16th-19th c.]
Translations
Related terms
- permission
- mission
Etymology 2
An irregular borrowing from Spanish palometa, probably from a Doric variant of Ancient Greek ??????? (p?lamús, “young tuna”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?m?t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??m?t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)m?t
Noun
permit (plural permit)
- A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.
See also
- Permit (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Trachinotus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
- premit
French
Verb
permit
- third-person singular past historic of permettre
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