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Permission definition: authorization granted to do something; formal consent. See examples of PERMISSION used in a sentence.
Check pronunciation: permission. Definition of permission noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun [ U ] uk / pəˈmɪʃ ə n / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. B1. If you give someone permission to do something, you allow them to do it: She gave him permission without asking any questions. [ + to do sth ] He has permission to stay in the country for one more year.
Definitions of permission. noun. approval to do something. “he asked permission to leave”. see more. noun. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization. synonyms: licence, license, permit. see more.
6 days ago · 1. uncountable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive] If someone who has authority over you gives you permission to do something, they say that they will allow you to do it. He asked permission to leave the room. Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry. [ + for]
Synonyms for PERMISSION: consent, authorization, granting, sanction, license, signature, permit, warrant; Antonyms of PERMISSION: refusal, prohibition, revocation, denial, rejection, injunction, veto, exclusion
per•mis•sion (pər mish′ ən), n. authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room. the act of permitting. Latin permissiōn- (stem of permissiō) a yielding, giving leave, equivalent. to permiss ( us) (past participle of permittere to permit) + -iōn- - ion. late Middle English 1400–50. per•mis′sioned, adj.
