Polyglot Dictionary

permitir

/peɾmiˈtʃiɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
permito
preterite (eu)
permiti
past participle
permitido

Meaning

  1. to allow

    • Não permitimos animais.

      We don't allow animals.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

facultar

facultar is more formal or legal, to grant the option to do something; permitir is the everyday general word — both mean "to allow."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

permitir

permitir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to allow."

French

permettre

permettre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to allow."

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