permission

[US]/pəˈmɪʃn/
[UK]/pərˈmɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. authorization, allowance, approval

Phrases & Collocations

permission granted

seek permission

grant permission

obtain permission

request permission

denied permission

permission to access

permission to use

without permission

with one's permission

written permission

ask for permission

planning permission

give permission

Example Sentences

No permission to park!

permission to publish copyright material.

permissions to reproduce copyright material.

waiting for permission to prosecute my craft.

You have my permission to leave.

petition in writing for permission to ...

was refused permission to smoke;

I pray your permission to speak.

With your permission I'll leave now.

couldn't get the time off; got permission to leave.

How dare he use my office without permission?

You must ask permission if you want to leave early.

The meeting will be held in the school hall, by permission of the headmaster.

The police had to get special permission to open up the grave.

Did he give you permission to take that?

I have obtained a written permission from the chairman.

The article was reproduced by the special permission of the President.

The children worried the necessary permission out of their father.

Real-world Examples

" They have tacit permission, and probably also protection, "

Source: Time

I, Sirius Black, Harry Potter's godfather, hereby give him permission to visit Hogsmeade at weekends.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Always wait for permission to feel accomplishment.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

And I give you my permission to do that.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

I need your permission to operate independently.

Source: Movie trailer screening room

And who gave her permission for that?

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

Sire, do I have your permission to withdraw?

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

You have to ask for my father's permission.

Source: Travel Across America

Give yourself permission to have an awful idea.

Source: Harvard Business Review

You need to give yourself permission to remember.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

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