permission
permission
(pəʳmɪʃən )Word forms: plural permissions
1. uncountable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive]
If someone who has authority over you gives you permission to do something, they say that they will allow you to do it.
He asked permission to leave the room.
Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry. [+ for]
Police said permission for the march had not been granted.
They cannot leave the country without permission.
2. countable noun [usually plural]
3. See also planning permission
