permit
verb (used with object)
to allow to do something.
are permitting
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present progressiveof permit.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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The other glaring problem has been on third down, where the Chargers are permitting a conversion rate of nearly 49%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
“But at the moment, they are permitting this virus to go out there, circulate and potentially expose even the vaccinated people.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
Faced with evidence of frailty in the American project, in the institutions and norms from which they have benefitted, some are permitting themselves to imagine failure.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 22, 2017
The Panthers are permitting 14 fantasy points per game, the fourth fewest in the league.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2015
Oh! but Hiram, do you not see you are permitting an element of falsehood to creep in and leaven your whole nature?
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. by Various
