- permit me to do something
- very formal
used as an extremely polite way of suggesting something to someone who you do not know well
Permit me to suggest a good restaurant.
English dictionary. 2014.
permit me to do something
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permit me to do something — very formal phrase used as an extremely polite way of suggesting something to someone who you do not know well Permit me to suggest a good restaurant. Thesaurus: ways of making a suggestionsynonym Main entry: permit … Useful english dictionary
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permit — ♦♦♦ permits, permitting, permitted (The verb is pronounced [[t]pə(r)mɪ̱t[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)mɪt[/t]].) 1) VERB If someone permits something, they allow it to happen. If they permit you to do something, they allow you to do it … English dictionary
permit — per‧mit [ˈpɜːmɪt ǁ ˈpɜːr ] noun [countable] LAW an official document stating that someone is allowed to do something: • The government would issue permits for fishing. permit to do something • The company requested a permit to operate a hazardous … Financial and business terms
permit — per·mit / pər ˌmit, pər mit/ n: a written warrant or license granted by one having authority a building permit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. permit … Law dictionary
permit — ► VERB (permitted, permitting) 1) give permission to (someone) or for (something). 2) make possible. 3) (permit of) formal allow for; admit of. ► NOUN ▪ an official document giving permission to do something … English terms dictionary
permit — 1 verb permitted, permitting (T) 1 formal to allow something to happen, especially by an official order or decision: Smoking is only permitted in the public lounge. | permit sb sth: You are not permitted access to confidential files. | permit sb… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
permit — per|mit1 W3 [pəˈmıt US pər ] v past tense and past participle permitted present participle permitting formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: permittere to let through, allow ] 1.) [T] to allow something to happen, especially by an official… … Dictionary of contemporary English
permit — verb (permitted, permitting) –verb (t) /pəˈmɪt / (say puh mit) 1. to allow (a person, etc.) to do something: permit me to explain. 2. to let (something) be done or occur: the law permits the sale of such drugs. 3. to tolerate; agree to. 4. to… …
