permit
verb (used with object)
to allow to do something.
am permitting
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present progressiveof permit (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am permitting you to go on your own recognizance," he said to the astonished prisoner, "but I shall expect you to hold yourself in readiness to appear here whenever you are wanted."
From The Substitute Prisoner by Max Marcin
To that end, I am permitting a friend to come on the stage with his story of my stage career and experience.
From The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession by Ned Wayburn
To save him from the vengeance of the army, I am permitting him to remain in your service, ostensibly, at least.
From Beverly of Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon
