permit
verb (used with object)
to allow to do something.
permits
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present tense formof permit (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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There are no centers currently operating in the state, he said, and only five have the permits they would need to move forward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The state's Chief Wildlife Warden Rakesh Kumar Dogra told BBC Tamil that individuals could keep a lar gibbon if they had the permits and documentation required by law.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Lineage recently applied for building permits to replace the site, which Bass called “a slap in the face” to Boyle Heights families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
But the bill names loyalty programs both among the rewards it permits and among those it forbids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Even though she knows my doubts, Mother Ermentrude permits it.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
