See Also: permission(dictionary)
permission(dictionary)
PERMISSION(law)
planning permission(dictionary)

permission (oh)



when someone is officially allowed to do something
::You must ask permission before taking any photographs inside the church.
::They didn't have permission to cross the frontier.
::Who gave him permission to leave class early?
permission from
::He obtained permission from his boss before talking to the press.
permission for
::the Council's decision to refuse permission for the development
::Pages should not be copied without the permission of the publisher.
:: With your permission , I should like to visit Mrs Thorne myself.
::The paintings are reproduced by kind permission of the National Gallery.
-see also planning permission
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
ask/request/apply for permission
give/grant permission
get/obtain/receive permission
have permission (to do something)
refuse/deny (somebody) permission
with/without (somebody's) permission
special/written permission
by kind permission of somebody formal (=used for saying who allowed something)
HINT sense 1
Permission is an uncountable noun. Do not say 'a permission' or 'the permission'.