give sb permission to do sth

  • 1permission — noun (U) an act of officially allowing someone to do something: permission to do sth: I applied to the authorities for permission to cross the frontier. | give sb permission (to do sth): Who gave you permission to leave class early? | ask… …

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  • 2permission — per‧mis‧sion [pəˈmɪʆn ǁ pər ] noun [countable, uncountable] when someone is officially told that they are allowed to do something: permission to do something • The Board denied the company permission to build the pipeline. • The officer approved …

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  • 3give sth a green light — give sth a/the green light ► to give someone permission to do something: »Contractors were given a green light to install the infrastructure for the industrial park. Main Entry: ↑light …

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  • 4give sth a/the green light — ► to give someone permission to do something: »Contractors were given a green light to install the infrastructure for the industrial park. Main Entry: ↑light …

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  • 5give sth the green light — give sth a/the green light ► to give someone permission to do something: »Contractors were given a green light to install the infrastructure for the industrial park. Main Entry: ↑light …

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  • 6give — give1 W1S1 [gıv] v past tense gave [geıv] past participle given [ˈgıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(present or money)¦ 2¦(put something in somebody s hand)¦ 3¦(let somebody do something)¦ 4¦(tell somebody something)¦ 5¦(make a movement/do an action)¦… …

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  • 7give — 1 verb past tense gavepast participle given PROVIDE/SUPPLY 1 (T) to provide or supply someone with something: give sb sth: Researchers were given a 10,000 grant to continue their work. | Can you give me a ride to the office on Tuesday? | He went… …

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  • 8give somebody the run of something — give sb/get/have the ˈrun of sth idiom to give sb/get/have permission to make full use of sth • Her dogs have the run of the house. Main entry: ↑runidiom …

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  • 9give get the run of something — give sb/get/have the ˈrun of sth idiom to give sb/get/have permission to make full use of sth • Her dogs have the run of the house. Main entry: ↑runidiom …

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  • 10give have the run of something — give sb/get/have the ˈrun of sth idiom to give sb/get/have permission to make full use of sth • Her dogs have the run of the house. Main entry: ↑runidiom …

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