10'. Say he was allowed to leave at 10
be permitted hi: рэггШ^Д fdrmai to be
allowed to do something by an official order, rule, or law
be permitted to do sth The man was arrested by the authorities, but his wife was permitted to leave.
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sth is permitted Smoking is on/у permitted in the public lounge.
may mei; [modal verb] formal (o be allowed to do something: Thank you Mrs Prynn. you may go now. 1 Only authorized personnel may use this entrance.
A Only use may in the present tense. Do not use may to talk about permission which has already been given or refused. Use could or was allowed hie said I could park in front of his house. I Only authorized personnel were allowed to use the entrance.
official permission to do something
permission pprmi>n [n U] when someone officially allows you to do something permission to do sth. / had to get official permission to visit the prison. with/without sb's permission We're not allowed to camp here without the farmer's permission. 1 The changes to the book were all made with the author's permission.
permit /'p3:rmit (n C| an official document that gives you permission to do something. for example permission to work somewhere or visit somewhere: You can't park here unless you have a permit. work permit (=a permit to work in a particular country)
licence british license American /'lais^ns; [n Cj an official document that allows you to do something, for example to drive a car or to own a gun: Do you have с
licence for that gun?
driving licence British driver's license
American Do you have any ID? Like your driver's license?
Consent kan'sent/ [n U] formal permission from someone to do something important that will affect themselves, their
family, or their property with/without sb's consent They had
to get married without their parents'
consent.
give your consent (=say that you allow something to happen) She refused to give her consent for the operation because of her religious beliefs.
to let someone do something that is not usually allowed
bend the rules bendfo m:lz/informal to
let someone do something that is slightly different from what is usually allowed: No-one is allowed in before six, but I suppose I could bend the rules a little.
make an exception /,meik эп ik'seppn/
A\ Don't say 'you may to go'. Say you may go
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to allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed: III make an exception to let something happen by not stopping it
let ''letI [и T] to let something bad happen, especially by not trying to stop it let sb/sth do sth Vou shou/dn't let your husband treat you like that I I've been so busy, I've let the house get terribly untidy over the past few weeks.
letting - let - have let
u Don't say 'they let it to happen'. Say they let it happen.
allow /э'1ао/ I и T] to let a situation continue or develop without doing anything to stop it or improve it
allow sb/sth to do sth Allow the meat to defrost at room temperature. I The government has allowed the situation to get completely out of control.
LIE
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lie on a bed or on the floor
say something that is not true
to lie on a bed or on the floor
see also sit, stand
lie /lai/ |u I] to lie flat on a bed or on the floor, or to get into this position In the next room, the old man lay dying. + on She switched off the light and lay on the bed.
this time, but next time you hand in an
essay late I won't accept it.
lie on your back Jones was lying on his hock smoking a cigarette.
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lying - lay - have lain
Don't confuse these three verbs: lie (past tense lay) =be flat on a bed; lie (past tense lied) =say something that is untrue; lay (past tense laid) =put something down.
lie down /,lai 'daun/ [phrasa/ verb 1] to put yourself into a flat position on a bed or the floor, in order to relax or go to sleep: You
lock really tired. Why don't you go and lie down?
+ on Hannah lay down on the grass and closed her eyes.
stretch out /.stretj 'autj [phrasal verb 11 to lie or sit with your legs and body
straight, in order to rest and relax + on He likes to stretch out on the sofa and watch TV.
stretched out Hying with your legs and body straight) Celia's dog lay stretched out on the rug.
to say something that is not true
see also dishonest, cheat, trick/
deceive, true/not true, trust/not trust
lie /lai/ |u I] to deliberately tell someone something that is not true: I looked at her face and I knew she was lying. + about Movie stars always lie about their age.
+ to Don't lie to me! I know you weren 't
working late last night. lying - lied - have lied
tell d lie /,tel з lai/ to lie, especially on just one occasion I told a lie and said that I hadn't seen him.
tell sb a lie Of course it's true. I wouldn 't tell you a lie.
lie ,1аг/ [n C] something that you say which you know is not true: Jim said he hadn't done it, but I knew it was a lie. I How can the newspapers print all these lies
about her priuate life?
a pack of lies (=so many lies that you feel shocked or angry) I couldn't believe it! They just stood up in court and told a pack of lies!
liar 1а1эг [n C] someone who often tells
lies: How can you trust Graham? You know he's a liar.
mislead misiiid/ [i> T] to make someone
believe something that is not true, by giving them information that is not complete or not completely true: He deliberately misled the Senate. I The court decided that customers had been misled by the company's advertising.
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misleading - misled - have misled
misleading [adj] a misleading statement, description etc does not give complete information or completely true information: This tour brochure is attractive, but misleading. I a deliberately misleading answer