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/peɾˈmiso/
Translation
permission, permit, leave
Word origin
From Latin permissus ('a letting go, leave'), from the past participle of permittere ('to allow'), from per- ('through') and mittere ('to send, to let go').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- permissus
- English cognates
- permit, permission, mission
Grammar
Examples
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You need the boss's permission not to go to work tomorrow.
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Excuse me, may I come through a moment? It will only be a minute.
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They gave her leave from work for the first four months.
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Without the parents' permission, the child cannot travel.
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It took him months to get his driving licence.
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