Permission Meaning in English

word

US

/pɝˈmɪʃən/

pur-MI-shuhn

UK

/pəmˈɪʃən/

puh-MI-shuhn

التعريف

Permission is approval or agreement that allows someone to do something. It is often given by a person in authority, by rules, or by law.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common patterns are 'ask for permission', 'give permission', and 'without permission'. 'Permission' is usually uncountable, so we often say 'Do I have permission?' rather than 'a permission'. For official situations, 'authorization' can sound more formal.

• Spanish: permiso - autorización
• Portuguese (BR): permissão - autorização
• Portuguese (PT): permissão - autorização
• Chinese (Simplified): 许可 - 准许
• Chinese (Traditional): 許可 - 準許
• Hindi: अनुमति - इजाज़त
• Arabic: إذن - تصريح
• Bengali: অনুমতি
• Russian: разрешение
• Japanese: 許可
• Vietnamese: sự cho phép
• Korean: 허가 - 허락
• Turkish: izin
• Urdu: اجازت
• Indonesian: izin

جمل نموذجية

I need my teacher's permission to leave early.

basic

They entered the room without permission.

basic

Do I have permission to use your phone?

basic

You can't just post my photo online without my permission.

natural

The app asked for permission to access my contacts.

natural

I didn't give anyone permission to share that file.

natural