Word a Day
permission
What does permission mean?
permission (noun): approval to do something.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use permission in a sentence?
- He asked permission to leave. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce permission?
/pɚˈmɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does permission come from?
From Middle English permision, permission, permissioun, permyssion, from Middle French permission, from Latin permissiō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “permission” mean?
a sum or source of money
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a source of illumination
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a view, vista or outlook
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approval to do something
Right! That's what “permission” means.
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