permitted
permitted — verb
- permittedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- permitteds3rd person singular
- permitteding-ing form
- permittededpast simple
1. the form of the verb 'permit' that shows something happened or was allowed in th
the form of the verb 'permit' that shows something happened or was allowed in the past — used both for the simple past tense and with auxiliary verbs like 'have' or 'be' to form perfect or passive structures.
Wei permitted the children to play outside until dinner time.
permit + object + to-infinitive (simple past)
Smoking has not been permitted inside the terminal building since 2018.
passive: have/has been permitted
The school principal permitted an extra practice session for the basketball team.
Maeve's visa permitted her to work in Dublin for twelve months.
The committee had not permitted any changes to the approved design plan.
- allowed
more common and less formal than 'permitted'; can be used in everyday situations
- authorized
stronger and more official — implies formal or written permission
- let
informal; takes an object without 'to' ('let someone do something')
- forbidden
stronger opposite — suggests an official rule against something
- prohibited
formal opposite; often used in legal or official contexts
文法句型
permit + object + to-infinitive (past)
be permitted + to-infinitive
permit + object (past)
用法筆記
The final consonant doubles: permit → permitted (not 'permited'). This applies in both British and American spelling because the stress falls on the second syllable of 'permit'.