Tra từ permit - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

per·mit [permit permits permitted permitting] verb, noun
verb BrE [pəˈmɪt] ; NAmE [pərˈmɪt] (-tt-)(formal)
1. transitive to allow sb to do sth or to allow sth to happen
•~ sth Radios are not permitted in the library.
• There are fines for exceeding permitted levels of noise pollution.
•~ sb/yourself sth We were not permitted any contact with each other.
•Jim permitted himself a wry smile.
•~ sb/yourself to do sth Visitors are not permitted to take photographs.
•She would not permit herself to look at them.
• (formal)Permit me to offer you some advice.
2. intransitive, transitive to make sth possible
• We hope to visit the cathedral, if time permits.
• I'll come tomorrow, weather permitting (= if the weather is fine).
•~ sth The password permits access to all files on the hard disk.
•The length of the report does not permit a detailed discussion of the problems.
•~ sb/sth to do sth Cash machines permit you to withdraw money at any time.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘commit, hand over’): from Latin permittere, from per- ‘through’ + mittere ‘send, let go’.

Thesaurus:
permit verb
1. T (formal)
•The banks were not permitted to invest overseas.
allow • • let • • grant • • authorize • • license • • entitle • • clear • |informal OK • |formal sanction • • empower •
Opp: ban, Opp: forbid, (formal)Opp: prohibit
permit/allow/authorize/license/entitle/clear/empower sb to do sth
let sb do sth
be legally permited/allowed/authorized/entitled/sanctioned/empowered
2. I, T (formal)
•We hope to visit the cathedral, if time permits.
allow • • enable •
Opp: prevent
permit/allow/enable sb to do sth
permit/allow/enable access
permit/allow/enable the creation/development/expansion of sth
Permit or allow? Permit is more formal than allow and is used especially in the fixed phrases if time permits and weather permitting.

Example Bank:
•Development is not normally permitted in conservation areas.
•The bill was designed to permit new fathers to take time off work.
•The bill was designed to permit workers to take up to twelve weeks' unpaid leave annually for family reasons.
•A new constitution permitted the formation of political parties.
•He permitted himself a little smile.
•I'll come tomorrow, weather permitting.
•People are breathing in more than five times the permitted level of pollutants.
•Permit me to make a suggestion.
•The banks were not permitted to invest overseas.
•The rules of the club do not permit it.
•They were permitted to stay in the country on humanitarian grounds.

noun BrE [ˈpɜːmɪt] ; NAmE [ˈpɜːrmɪt]
an official document that gives sb the right to do sth, especially for a limited period of time
•a fishing/residence/parking, etc. permit
•to apply for a permit
•to issue a permit
• You cannot enter the military base without a permit.
see also ↑work permit

Word Origin:
late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘commit, hand over’): from Latin permittere, from per- ‘through’ + mittere ‘send, let go’.

Example Bank:
•They applied for a permit for a street demonstration against university fees.
•You can't film here without a permit.
•His 30-day permit expires on Tuesday.
•I asked to see his permit.
•My parking permit was due to be renewed.
•We asked for a permit to enter the compound.
•You will need to apply for a fishing permit.
•a residence permit
•a work permit