permits 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of permit
1
as in allows
to give permission for or to approve of the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds

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2
as in lets
to give permission to you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass

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3
as in enables
to make able or possible we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting

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4
as in tolerates
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference the college permits way too much drinking, in my opinion

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permits

2 of 2

noun

plural of permit
as in tolerances

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Recent Examples of permits
Verb
The latest approval now permits the company to charge fares for rides, marking the first commercial exemption issued through the program. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026 Although San Jose does not restrict collection box permits strictly to nonprofits, state law requires operators to clearly label whether a box is run by a for-profit or nonprofit organization. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 Filmmakers will then answer audience questions after the presentation, if time permits. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 30 July 2026 By contrast, Gemini app users must be comfortable sharing data with Google in accordance with its Gemini Apps Privacy Policy that permits data retention and human review by default. — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Some require permits booked months in advance, while others cap daily hikers to protect the trail. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 The budget permits $2 million in IOLTA funding in the coming fiscal year for civil legal aid, but that will sunset in the future. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 Front Office Sports reportedly confirmed that FanDuel and Cameo have a partnership that permits Cameo videos to be purchased for FanDuel VIP bettors. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
Noun
Licenses and permits, including a sales tax permit if products will be sold, also may be required. — Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026 On Monday, the Overland Park City Council will look at special events permits for the farmers market to take place this spring and summer — including issuing a special events permit for the market’s new location, 7950 Marty Street, starting in early June. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permits
  1. allows
  2. lets
  3. enables
  4. tolerates
  5. patents
  6. has
  7. ignores
  8. concessions
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  • The public sector’s service mission allows officials to consider AI as a tool to optimize services, Justie said, while companies with a profit focus might choose a different path.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • The test of OpenAI’s models was supposed to take place in a digital sandbox, a supposedly inescapable lab environment that allows researchers to roll back safety barriers to discover the tool’s maximum hacking power.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Definition of allows
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  • The sheer vocal power Grande calls from somewhere in her fragile-looking body lifts the gloom and lets the sunshine in.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • An at-home device lets users build treatment into their routine consistently, which is often what drives the best outcomes and warranties can sweeten the deal, as with the CHROMA Skin Tech mask's two-year coverage.
    — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of lets
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  • This enables comprehensive pre-arrival planning, reducing friction for guests and maximizing ancillary revenue for hotels.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • This approach enables manufacturers to improve computing performance while overcoming the physical limits of traditional chip scaling.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Definition of enables
Verb
  • To bridge it, retailers must clearly communicate their needs, embrace experimentation, and foster a culture that tolerates pilot failures.
    — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.
    — Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
Definition of tolerates
Noun
  • In the United States, meanwhile, dozens of patents should keep Wegovy generics off the market until 2039, said professor Robin Feldman, a patent expert at the University of California Law-San Francisco.
    — Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • Viture further claims similar patents have have been rejected in China, and that Xreal’s patent adds only minor, appearance-level changes rather than true optical innovation.
    — Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of patents
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  • The colony also has a population of New Zealand fur seals that laze around the rocks frequented by flocks of seabirds.
    — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • This fight has all the makings of a Fight of the Year candidate.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of has
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  • So while the film, on one hand, ignores the political perspective of its victims — including Khalra — its wide-spanning rebuttal to government overreach becomes more palatable to mass audiences in the process.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • By and large, the General Assembly mocks his policy proposals and ignores his leadership.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Definition of ignores
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  • Earlier this month, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz warned the Cypriot government against using its EU membership and closer ties to Israel to extract concessions from Ankara.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • According to sources familiar with the ongoing discussions, here were the concessions made to the SEC and Big Ten around the PCSA.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of concessions

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