allow - permit - let — Allow, permit, and let are all used to say that someone is given permission to do something, or is not prevented from doing something. Permit is a formal word. ◊ allow and permit Allow and permit … Useful english dictionary
allow, permit — Allow means to grant, to let have, and implies that no direct prevention or obstruction is involved: Does your supervisor allow you to dress as you please? Permit, a more formal word than allow, specifically involves the idea of permission: Does… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
let — 1 lease, rent, *hire, charter 2 Let, allow, permit, suffer, leave denote to refrain from preventing, or to fail to prevent, or to indicate an intention not to prevent. Let, allow, and permit, though frequently used with little distinction of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Permit — Per*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Permitting}.] [L. permittere, permissum, to let through, to allow, permit; per + mittere to let go, send. See {Per }, and {Mission}.] 1. To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
let — let1 [let] vt. let, letting [ME leten < OE lætan, to leave behind, akin to Ger lassen < IE * lēd < base * lēi , to neglect, leave behind > LATE, L letum, death] 1. to leave; forsake; abandon: now only in phrases let alone or let be or … English World dictionary
let — n. rented room or apartment (British); obstacle, hindrance; play which is invalid and must be repeated (in tennis and other net games) v. allow, permit; cause, make; enable; allow to go, release; allow to enter; lease, rent; be rented (British) … English contemporary dictionary
permit — vb *let, allow, suffer, leave Analogous words: *authorize, license, commission: sanction, endorse, *approve Antonyms: prohibit, forbid … New Dictionary of Synonyms
allow me — let me, permit me; give me your permission … English contemporary dictionary
allow — al•low [[t]əˈlaʊ[/t]] v. t. 1) to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No smoking allowed[/ex] 2) to let have; give as one s share: to allow a person $100 for expenses[/ex] 3) to permit by neglect or oversight: to… … From formal English to slang
let — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. allow, permit; propose, cause; assign; lease, rent. See permission. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To permit] Syn. allow, permit, suffer, cause to; see allow 1 . 2. [To award; said especially of contracts… … English dictionary for students
