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- pronunciation:
- laI
sihns
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you have a license to do something, you have permission to do it. Usually, the permission comes from a state or town. When people have a driver's license, for example, they are allowed to drive a car.
Our dog wears a tag on his collar that shows we have a dog license for him.Every summer, Leroy's dad gets a license so that he can fish in the lake where they go camping.- synonyms:
- permission
- similar words:
- approval, consent, patent
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| definition 2: |
A license is a paper or card that shows you are allowed to do something.
My mom got her new driver's license in the mail today. She doesn't like her new picture on it.- synonyms:
- document, permit
- similar words:
- papers, pass, passport
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| related words: |
card, document, freedom, permission |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
licenses, licensing, licensed |
| definition: |
When someone is licensed to do something, it means that they are allowed to do it by permission of some authority.
Chris's father is licensed to drive a taxi in the city where they live.- synonyms:
- authorize, permit
- antonyms:
- ban
- similar words:
- allow, document, qualify
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| related words: |
authorize, permit |
| derivation: |
licenser (n.) |
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