They would not permit me in the dining room since I had no tie.
•They would not permit in that bunch of rowdy brats or any other of her friends.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
permit — per|mit1 [ pər mıt ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to allow someone to do something, or something to happen: The use of mobile phones is not permitted inside the aircraft. permit someone to do something: We were not permitted to enter the area during… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
permit — I UK [pə(r)ˈmɪt] / US [pərˈmɪt] verb Word forms permit : present tense I/you/we/they permit he/she/it permits present participle permitting past tense permitted past participle permitted *** 1) [transitive] to allow someone to do something, or to … English dictionary
permit — 1. verb I cannot permit you to leave I cannot permit your leaving Syn: allow, authorize, give someone permission, sanction, grant, give someone the right, license, empower, enable, entitle, qualify; give one s blessing to, give the nod to;… … Thesaurus of popular words
permit — per‧mit [ˈpɜːmɪt ǁ ˈpɜːr ] noun [countable] LAW an official document stating that someone is allowed to do something: • The government would issue permits for fishing. permit to do something • The company requested a permit to operate a hazardous … Financial and business terms
permit — per·mit / pər ˌmit, pər mit/ n: a written warrant or license granted by one having authority a building permit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. permit … Law dictionary
permit me to do something — very formal phrase used as an extremely polite way of suggesting something to someone who you do not know well Permit me to suggest a good restaurant. Thesaurus: ways of making a suggestionsynonym Main entry: permit … Useful english dictionary
permit — ► VERB (permitted, permitting) 1) give permission to (someone) or for (something). 2) make possible. 3) (permit of) formal allow for; admit of. ► NOUN ▪ an official document giving permission to do something … English terms dictionary
permit — ♦♦♦ permits, permitting, permitted (The verb is pronounced [[t]pə(r)mɪ̱t[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)mɪt[/t]].) 1) VERB If someone permits something, they allow it to happen. If they permit you to do something, they allow you to do it … English dictionary
permit — permit1 permittedly, adv. permittee /perr mi tee /, n. permitter, n. v. /peuhr mit /; n. /perr mit, peuhr mit /, v., permitted, permitting, n. v.t. 1. to allow to do something: Permit me to explain. 2 … Universalium
permit — 1. verb /pəˈmɪt/ˈpəːmɪt,pəɹˈmɪt/ˈpəɹmɪt/ a) To hand over, resign (something to someone). 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… … Wiktionary
permit — permit1 verb pə mɪt (permits, permitting, permitted) 1》 give permission to (someone) or for (something); allow. 2》 make possible. 3》 (permit of) formal allow for; admit of. noun pə:mɪt an official document giving permission to do something.… … English new terms dictionary
