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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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commission
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French commission, from Latin commissi? (“sending together; commission”), from prefix com- (“with”), + noun of action missi? (“sending”), from perfect passive participle missus (“sent”), from the verb mitt? (“to send”), + noun of action suffix -i?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??m???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
Noun
commission (countable and uncountable, plural commissions)
- A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
- An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
- The thing to be done as agent for another.
- A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- A commission was at once appointed to examine into the matter.
- Synonyms: committee, government body
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.
- Hyponyms: (to a broker) brokerage, (to a shroff) shroffage
- The act of committing (e.g. a crime).
- Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness.
- Antonym: omission
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
commission (third-person singular simple present commissions, present participle commissioning, simple past and past participle commissioned)
- (transitive) To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
- 2012, August 1. Owen Gibson in Guardian Unlimited, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal
- Stanning, who was commissioned from Sandhurst in 2008 and has served in Afghanistan, is not the first solider to bail out the organisers at these Games but will be among the most celebrated.
- 2012, August 1. Owen Gibson in Guardian Unlimited, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal
- (transitive) To place an order for (often piece of art)
- (transitive) To put into active service
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin commissio, commissionem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.mi.sj??/
Noun
commission f (plural commissions)
- commission (fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction)
Derived terms
- Commission européenne
Descendants
- ? Persian: ???????? (komisiyon)
- ? Turkish: komisyon
Further reading
- “commission” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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