permit
verb (used with object)
to allow to do something.
have been permitting
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present perfect progressiveof permit.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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State officials have been permitting motorists to use shoulders instead of allowing one-way flow on the state’s highways.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2017
"Evidently, Mr. Montague," he said, "you have been permitting your client to take advantage of you."
From The Moneychangers by Upton Sinclair
The criticism is implied that they should have been permitting a little more settled in their beliefs.
From Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Theodore Graebner
