permitir
Galician
[edit]Etymology
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Learned borrowing from Latin permittere.
Verb
[edit]permitir (first-person singular present permito, first-person singular preterite permitín, past participle permitido)
permitir (first-person singular present permito, first-person singular preterite permitim or permiti, past participle permitido, reintegrationist norm)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of permitir
Reintegrated conjugation of permitir (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “permitir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “permitir”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- permittir (pre-standardization spelling)
Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin permittere, with change of conjugation.
Pronunciation
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Audio (Northeast Brazil): (file) - Rhymes: -i, -iʁ, -iɾ
- Hyphenation: per‧mi‧tir
Verb
[edit]permitir (first-person singular present permito, first-person singular preterite permiti, past participle permitido)
- (transitive) to permit, to allow, to let
- Synonym: deixar
- 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Sinha Victoria [Mrs. Victoria]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives][1], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 62:
- Deus não havia de permittir outra desgraça.
- God must not allow another tragedy.
- 1890, Aluizio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:
- A filha era a flor do cortiço. Chamavam-lhe Pombinha. Bonita, posto que enfermiça e nervosa ao último ponto; loura, muito pálida, com uns modos de menina de boa família. A mãe não lhe permitia lavar, nem engomar, mesmo porque o médico a proibira expressamente.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive) to permit (to give occasion to)
- (transitive) to tolerate
- (reflexive) to permit (to take the liberty)
- (reflexive) to dare
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of permitir (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Related terms
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Further reading
[edit]- “permitir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “permitir”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “permitir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
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Borrowed from Latin permittere.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]permitir (first-person singular present permito, first-person singular preterite permití, past participle permitido)
- to allow, permit
- Synonym: autorizar
- No les permitieron ir.
- They were not allowed to go.
- 2025 June 28, Sean Lyngaas, “El cártel de Sinaloa rastreó con un hacker a un funcionario del FBI y mató a posibles informantes, según Gobierno de EE.UU.”, in CNN en Español[2]:
- Un cártel de droga mexicano contrató a un hacker para vigilar los movimientos de un alto funcionario del FBI en Ciudad de México en 2018 o incluso antes, recopilando información del sistema de cámaras de la ciudad que permitió al cártel matar a posibles informantes del FBI, según dijo en un nuevo informe el inspector general del Departamento de Justicia.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (pronominal) to afford, to allow
- No puedo permitirme comprarlo.
- I can't allow myself to buy it.
- (pronominal) to indulge in
Usage notes
[edit]- Used without a preposition, as is demonstrated in the example above
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of permitir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of permitir
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “permitir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- “permitir”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN
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- Galician terms borrowed from Latin
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