permit
verb (used with object)
to allow to do something.
is permitting
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present progressiveof permit (3rd 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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The aviation regulator is permitting the airport to claw back up to £320m through higher airport charges to airlines for each passenger, which is likely to end up being added to ticket prices.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Chinese-ruled city is permitting food imports from 13 other Japanese regions but they face strict tests and monitoring, with daily radiation levels published online, the government said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2023
Health care company GoodRx is permitting employees to work not just from home but from anywhere in the country, enlisting an outside company to provide ad hoc offices upon request.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
San Francisco is permitting those with a Johnson & Johnson vaccine to get a single dose of a two-shot mRNA vaccine as a booster.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2021
The story went on to say, “The federal government is permitting a California biotechnology company to license three experimental cancer drugs from Cuba—making an exception to the policy of tightly restricting trade with that country.”
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
