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# permission

noun (permission — usually uncountable; permissions in computing)

«permission» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Permission is when someone in charge says yes, you are allowed to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/#m1)
2. To ask permission means to ask if you may do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/#m2)
3. A permission slip is a form a parent signs to say a child can go on a trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school and family life, children ask permission before leaving the classroom, going to a friend's house or using someone's things. In safety lessons, you should always have a trusted adult's permission before going somewhere, getting in a car or meeting someone from online. Body safety: nobody may touch you without your permission. Phrases: ask permission, give permission, with permission, without permission, permission slip.

### Examples

- You need permission to leave the classroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/#x1)
- Did you ask permission to borrow my pencil? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/#x2)
- Mum gave me permission to stay up late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/#x3)
- Don't take things without permission. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/#x4)
- Bring back your signed permission slip for the zoo trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/#x5)
- She asked her teacher for permission to go to the toilet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/#x6)
- Always get permission before going to the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/#x7)
- The app asks for permission to use the camera. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/#x8)
- “Please give me permission to leave you today.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/#x9)

### Note

Uncountable: «ask for permission» or «ask permission», not «a permission». Verb: permit; «allowed» is the everyday word. «May I…?» is the polite way to ask permission.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «permission» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«permission» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/permission.html) on Mova free.