word-vault/dist/data/cards/pe/permission.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "permission",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of allowing somebody to do something, especially when this is done by somebody in a position of authority",
            "sensetop": "permission for somethingpermission to do somethingpermission for somebody/something to do somethingpermission from somebody/somethingpermission from somebody/something to do somethingwithout permissionwith somebody's permissionby permission of somebody",
            "labels": "(formal)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You must **ask permission** for all major expenditure.",
                    "contextForm": "permission for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "After much persuasion, **permission was granted** to speak to the refugees at the camp.",
                    "contextForm": "permission to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school **has been refused permission** to expand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All minors must **seek** parental **permission** to marry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "No official **permission** has been **given** for the event to take place.",
                    "contextForm": "permission for somebody/something to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You shouldn't rent out your property without seeking permission from your mortgage lender.",
                    "contextForm": "permission from somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had to **get permission** from his parents to audition for the show.",
                    "contextForm": "permission from somebody/something to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She took the car without permission.",
                    "contextForm": "without permission"
                },
                {
                    "text": "With your permission, I'd like to say a few words.",
                    "contextForm": "with somebody's permission"
                },
                {
                    "text": "poems reprinted by kind permission of the author",
                    "contextForm": "by permission of somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We couldn't get permission to film in Primrose Hill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I did not give permission for anyone to print it or copy it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was given permission for a three-month visit to Asia."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Staff may not leave early without the express permission of the director."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The council granted outline permission for the construction of a house on the land."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The illustrations are reproduced by kind permission of the British Library."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The information was published with the full permission of Amnesty International."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They chopped the trees down without having been granted the necessary permission."
                },
                {
                    "text": "permission to park"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had taken the car without his father's permission."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I asked permission to photograph the house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Of course you can. You don't need to ask my permission."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The portrait is reproduced by kind permission of the artist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They applied for permission to put up a temporary structure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were given permission to enter the building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Who gave permission for this?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Permission and obligation"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "special", "explicit"],
                "verb + permission": ["have", "gain", "get"],
                "preposition": [
                    "with somebody’s permission",
                    "without somebody’s permission",
                    "permission for"
                ],
                "phrases": ["by permission of somebody"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an official written statement allowing somebody to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The publisher is responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions to reproduce illustrations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report recommends that all planning permissions for quarrying in national parks should expire in ten years."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "special", "explicit"],
                "verb + permission": ["have", "gain", "get"],
                "preposition": [
                    "with somebody’s permission",
                    "without somebody’s permission",
                    "permission for"
                ],
                "phrases": ["by permission of somebody"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pəˈmɪʃn/",
                "audio": "pe/permission/permission__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pərˈmɪʃn/",
                "audio": "pe/permission/permission__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin permissio(n-), from the verb permittere ‘allow’, from per- ‘through’ + mittere ‘send, let go’."
}