to apply for permission

  • 1apply for — phr verb Apply for is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑argument Apply for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑admission, ↑asylum, ↑bail, ↑citizenship, ↑clearance, ↑divorce, ↑entry, ↑exemption, ↑extension …

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  • 2permission to build — perˌmission to ˈbuild noun [uncountable] PROPERTY permission from a local government authority to build a house etc, or to change an existing building; = planning permission Bre * * * permission to build UK US noun [U] ► PROPERTY PLANNING… …

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  • 3permission — per|mis|sion W3S2 [pəˈmıʃən US pər ] n [U] when someone is officially allowed to do something ▪ You must ask permission before taking any photographs inside the church. ▪ They didn t have permission to cross the frontier. ▪ Who gave him… …

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  • 4apply — ap‧ply [əˈplaɪ] verb applied PTandPP 1. [intransitive] to make a formal, usually written, request for something, especially a job, a place at university, or permission to do something: apply for • She had applied for a full time job as an English …

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  • 5apply — ap|ply W1S1 [əˈplaı] v past tense and past participle applied present participle applying third person singular applies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(request)¦ 2¦(affect)¦ 3¦(use)¦ 4 apply yourself 5¦(make something work)¦ 6¦(spread pai …

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  • 6permission — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ special ▪ explicit, express ▪ Staff may not leave early without the express permission of the director. ▪ tacit …

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  • 7apply — ap|ply [ ə plaı ] verb *** ▸ 1 request a job etc. ▸ 2 use method/law etc. ▸ 3 be relevant to/affect ▸ 4 put something on surface ▸ 5 use physical force ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to make an official request for a job or a place to study at a… …

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  • 8apply */*/*/ — UK [əˈplaɪ] / US verb Word forms apply : present tense I/you/we/they apply he/she/it applies present participle applying past tense applied past participle applied 1) [intransitive] to make an official request for a job or a place in a college or …

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  • 9permission — 01. Children at the school have to get their teacher s [permission] to leave the school grounds during lunch time. 02. When I was a kid, I wasn t [permitted] to argue with my parents. 03. It is not [permissible] to use a calculator during the… …

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  • 10apply — verb 1 REQUEST PERMISSION/A JOB (I) to make a formal, usually written request for something such as a job, place in university, or permission to do something (+ to): I applied to four universities and was accepted by all of them. (+ for):… …

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