permitted
English meaning: Permitted
Definition
To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
Example
“Dogs are not permitted in the children's play area.”
Another example: “Visitors are permitted to take photographs but not to use flash.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past tense and participle of 'permit'. Formal-to-neutral, common in rules and notices ('smoking is not permitted'). Note the doubled 't' in spelling and the stress shift from the noun 'permit'. Often used in the passive.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'permittere' (to let through, allow), from 'per-' (through) + 'mittere' (to send, let go).
Related Words
- prohibited
- wines
- forbidden
- enter
- wear
- retain
- permit
- unless
- regulations
- restrictions
Common Collocations
- not permitted
- permitted to enter
- strictly permitted
- permitted use
- where permitted
- permitted by law
Word Forms
permit (v); permitted; permits; permitting; permission (n); permit (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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