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permission en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (General-American) audio
  • /pəˈmɪʃ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pəɹˈmɪʃ.ən/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English permision, permission, permissioun, permyssion, from Middle French permission, from Latin permissiō. Equivalent to permit + -ion. Mostly replaced native English leave, from Old English lēaf (“permission”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
    • Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?
  2. (countable, uncountable) The act of permitting.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
    • I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
permixtion alternative, obsolete lexicographic
permistion alternative, obsolete lexicographic
permissions Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

sanction · prohibition · prohibition

Deriveds

it's easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission · planning permission · permission slip · permission structure · permissioning · permissible · permissionless · permissive · it's better to ask forgiveness than permission · nonpermission

Hyponyms

sufferance · admission · admittance · pass

Meronyms

passport

Relateds

concession · approval · privilege · permit · jurisdiction · assent · carte blanche

Synonyms

allowance · authority · consent · permit · mandate · leave · clearance · allowance · license · license · authorization · permit · permission · warrant

Translations (187)

tr müsaade (act of permitting) · tk rugsat (authorisation) · es beneplácito (authorisation) · hi अनुमति (authorisation) · km អធិក្រឹតិ (authorisation) · fr permis (authorisation) · az müsaidə (authorisation) · id izin (authorisation) · ru разреше́ние (authorisation) · ml അനുവാദം (act of permitting) · cmn 允許 /允许 (authorisation) · es impetra (authorisation) · el άδεια (authorisation) · sv tillåtelse (act of permitting) · ms keizinan (authorisation) · fo loyvi (authorisation) · fi oikeus (authorisation) · ps رخصت (authorisation) · cmn 允許 /允许 (act of permitting) · ota رخصت (authorisation) · nl toestemming (authorisation) · km អនុញ្ញាត (authorisation) · fa-ira اِذْن (authorisation) · sq leje (authorisation) · yue 許可 /许可 (authorisation) · ka ნებართვა (authorisation) · ja 認可 (authorisation) · pt permissão (in computing) · ko 인가 (authorisation) · ur اِجازَت (authorisation) · bn ইজাজত (authorisation) · zdj idhini (authorisation) · hi इजाज़त (authorisation) · ota اذن (authorisation) · ro permitere (act of permitting) · pl zezwolenie (authorisation) · av изну (authorisation) · es permiso (in computing) · kmr izin (authorisation) · es permisión (authorisation) · pl dozwolenie (authorisation) · it permesso (authorisation) · ro permisiune (authorisation) · tr izin (authorisation) · bg разреше́ние (authorisation) · tr ruhsat (authorisation) · fa-ira اِجازِه (authorisation) · hu megengedés (act of permitting) · ar تَصْرِيح (authorisation) · txb plāki (authorisation) · tg иҷозат (authorisation) · az icazə (authorisation) · sv tillåtelse (authorisation) · cmn 授權 /授权 (act of permitting) · eo permeso (authorisation) · ru разреше́ние (act of permitting) · rm permess (authorisation) · ps اجازت (authorisation) · ug رۇخسەت (authorisation) · da tilladelse (authorisation) · sw idhini (act of permitting) · de Erlaubnis (authorisation) · ja 許可 (act of permitting) · tab ихтияр (authorisation) · ota اجازت (authorisation) · ug ئىجازەت (authorisation) · ur رُخْصَت (authorisation) · ar إِذْن (authorisation) · nb tillatelse (authorisation) · ps اذن (authorisation) · da lov (authorisation) · es permiso (authorisation) · it permesso (act of permitting) · rm permess (act of permitting) · te అనుమతి (authorisation) · el δικαίωμα (in computing) · io darfo (authorisation) · lv atļauja (authorisation) · uz ruxsat (authorisation) · sl dovoljênje (act of permitting) · id keizinan (authorisation) · ca permís (authorisation) · bn অনুমতি (authorisation) · cmn 授權 /授权 (authorisation) · es venia (authorisation) · ar سَمَاح (authorisation) · fa-cls اِذْن (authorisation) · el έγκριση (authorisation) · el άδεια (act of permitting) · uz izn (authorisation) · de Genehmigung (authorisation) · uk до́звіл (act of permitting) · fi käyttöoikeudet (in computing) · fi oikeudet (in computing) · sv medgivande (authorisation) · uk дозволя́ння (authorisation) · az izin (authorisation) · tr icazet (authorisation) · ru позволе́ние (authorisation) · nl toelating (authorisation) · fi lupa (authorisation) · bg позволе́ние (authorisation) · fi lupa (act of permitting) · cs povolení (authorisation) · la permissio (authorisation) · nl verlof (authorisation) · mfe permision (authorisation) · is leyfi (authorisation) · tg рухсат (authorisation) · te అనుమతి (act of permitting) · ms kebenaran (authorisation) · ang lēaf (authorisation) · id permisi (authorisation) · pl pozwolenie (authorisation) · pl zezwolenie (act of permitting) · ml അനുമതി (authorisation) · pt permissão (act of permitting) · sl dovoljênje (authorisation) · ka ნებართვის მიცემა (act of permitting) · lt leidimas (authorisation) · sv tillstånd (authorisation) · vi sự cho phép (authorisation) · id perkenan (authorisation) · de Gestattung (authorisation) · ba рөхсәт (authorisation) · cmn 許可 /许可 (authorisation) · tr müsaade (authorisation) · pl dozwolenie (act of permitting) · pl pozwolenie (act of permitting) · uz ijozat (authorisation) · ur اِذْن (authorisation) · el άδεια (in computing) · ja 許可 (authorisation) · ms izin (authorisation) · ps اجازه (authorisation) · hu engedélyezés (act of permitting) · fa-ira رُخْصَت (authorisation) · lo ອະນຸຍາດ (authorisation) · tr izin (act of permitting) · he הֶתֵּר (authorisation) · nl permissie (authorisation) · ar رُخُصَة (authorisation) · gl licenza (authorisation) · bg позволе́ние (act of permitting) · kmr îcaze (authorisation) · ta அனுமதி (authorisation) · lo ການອະນຸຍາດ (authorisation) · ko 허가 (authorisation) · sv lov (authorisation) · my အခွင့် (authorisation) · hy թույլտվություն (act of permitting) · hy թույլտվություն (authorisation) · ar إِجَازَة (authorisation) · fa-cls رُخْصَت (authorisation) · ar رُخْصَة (authorisation) · be дазво́л (authorisation) · mk дозвола (authorisation) · sk povolenie (authorisation) · uk до́звіл (authorisation) · sh dȍzvola (authorisation) · tg изн (authorisation) · sw idhini (authorisation) · ota مساعده (authorisation) · fa-cls اِجَازَه (authorisation) · ky уруксат (authorisation) · hu engedély (authorisation) · fr permission (authorisation) · tt рөхсәт (authorisation) · et luba (authorisation) · nb permisjon (authorisation) · kmr destûr (authorisation) · hi स्वीकृति (authorisation) · gl permiso (authorisation) · la concessus (authorisation) · cy caniatâd (authorisation) · sh до̏звола (authorisation) · ota دستور (authorisation) · uk дозволя́ння (act of permitting) · ms perkenan (authorisation) · ca autorització (authorisation) · th การอนุญาต (authorisation) · sv rättigheter (in computing) · kk рұқсат (authorisation) · da tilladelse (act of permitting) · th อนุญาต (authorisation) · mn зөвшөөрөл (authorisation) · pt permissão (authorisation)

permission en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (General-American) audio
  • /pəˈmɪʃ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pəɹˈmɪʃ.ən/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English permision, permission, permissioun, permyssion, from Middle French permission, from Latin permissiō. Equivalent to permit + -ion. Mostly replaced native English leave, from Old English lēaf (“permission”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To grant or obtain authorization for.
    • Photographs also must be permissioned and credited, although a corpus of copyright-free images does exist online. 2003, Mary Ellen Lepionka, Writing and Developing Your College Textbook, page 190:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
permistion alternative, obsolete lexicographic
permissioning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
permixtion alternative, obsolete lexicographic
permissions Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
permissioned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
permissioned Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

clearance