permitting

USpur-MIT-ing/pɚˈmɪtɪŋ/UKpuh-MIT-ing/pəˈmɪtɪŋ/

Noun pluralpermittings

3 meanings of permitting

1
verb
Present participle of permit. Use this form for an action happening right now.
The guard is permitting people through the gate one at a time.
Her parents are permitting her to stay out later this summer.
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2
verbintransitive
Used after a noun to say a plan will happen only if that thing does not stop it.
We'll have the picnic on Saturday, weather permitting.
Time permitting, she plans to visit the old castle after the meeting.
Similarallowing
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3
nouncountable or uncountable
An act of allowing something to happen.
The permitting of more food trucks made the festival much busier.
Officials delayed the permitting until the safety check was finished.
Similarapproval, authorization, allowance
Oppositeprohibition
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permitting is a form of permit

permit, verb: To let something happen or to say yes to it. Full entry

Forms: permitpermits he/she/itpermitting -ing formpermitted past tense, past participle
Spelling: permit → permitting: double the t, add -ing

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