Permission — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

approval to do something

the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚmˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pəmˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəmˈɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /pɚmˈɪʃən/.

Examples

he asked permission to leave

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

permit license

Parts of Speech

noun	approval to do something “he asked permission to leave”
noun	the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

Word Forms

license	verb	authorize officially
permit	verb	consent to, give permission

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erlaubnis

Zustimmung, etwas zu tun

🇫🇷French

autorisation

approbation de faire quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

permiso

aprobación para hacer algo

🇮🇹Italian

permesso

approvazione per fare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

toestemming

goedkeuring om iets te doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

permissão

aprovação para fazer algo

🇷🇺Russian

разрешение

одобрение сделать что-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुमति

कुछ करने की स्वीकृति

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমতি

কিছু করার অনুমোদন

🇮🇳Tamil

அனுமதி

ஏதாவது செய்ய ஒப்புதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుమతి

ఏదైనా చేయడానికి ఆమోదం

🇮🇳Marathi

परवानगी

काहीतरी करण्याची मान्यता

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરવાનગી

કંઈક કરવાની મંજૂરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಮತಿ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಅನುಮೋದನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുമതി

എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാനുള്ള അംഗീകാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ

ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اجازت

کچھ کرنے کی منظوری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

允许

批准做某事

🇯🇵Japanese

許可

何かをすることの承認

🇰🇷Korean

허가

뭔가를 하도록 승인하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cho phép

sự chấp thuận để làm một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การอนุญาต

การอนุมัติให้ทำบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

izin

persetujuan untuk melakukan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pahintulot

pag-apruba na gawin ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kebenaran

kelulusan untuk melakukan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إذن

الموافقة على القيام بشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

اجازه

تایید برای انجام کاری

🇹🇷Turkish

izin

bir şeyi yapmaya onay vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְשׁוּת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'permission'?

The primary meaning of 'permission' is 'approval to do something'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'permission' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'permission' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'permission' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'permission' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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