la
/pɛʁ.mi.sjɔ̃/
Translation
permission; leave (from the army)
Word origin
From Latin permissio, from permittere ('to let through, to allow'), from per- ('through') and mittere ('to send, to let go'). English 'permission' comes from the same noun.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- permissio
- English cognates
- permission, permit, mission
Grammar
Examples
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Have you got permission to go out tonight?
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He went into the office without permission.
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The soldier is coming home on leave next week.
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May I have permission to interrupt you for a moment?
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With my parents' permission, I adopted a cat.
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