# permitting

Pronunciation: US say "pur-MIT-ing" /pɚˈmɪtɪŋ/; UK say "puh-MIT-ing" /pəˈmɪtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of permit. — present participle and gerund of permit
   - Simple: Present participle of permit. Use this form for an action happening right now.
   - _The new rules are permitting cyclists to use the bus lanes._
   - _The software keeps permitting unauthorized logins despite the patch._
2. Used in an absolute clause after a noun to show that the intended action will happen only if that thing does not prevent it.
   - Simple: Used after a noun to say a plan will happen only if that thing does not stop it.
   - _The crew will repaint the bridge next week, weather permitting._
   - _Budget permitting, the team hopes to add two more staff members._

## Noun

3. An act or instance of allowing something to take place.
   - Simple: An act of allowing something to happen.
   - _The permitting of additional flights eased congestion at the airport._
   - _Each permitting was recorded carefully in the council's logbook._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/permitting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).