Collocation
ask permission
to request approval to do something
Definition
'ask permission' is a common English collocation. to request approval to do something
ask + permission + (to + verb)
“You should ask permission before using someone else's phone.”
Examples
- I always ask permission before I borrow my sister's headphones.
- He asked permission to leave early for a doctor's appointment.
- Please ask permission before entering the staff room.
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- She had to ask permission to take photos inside the museum.
- We asked permission from the landlord to paint the living room.
- You do not need to ask permission to use the public computers during opening hours.
- If you want to share that video online, you should ask permission from everyone who appears in it.
- Before making changes to the schedule, the manager asked permission from headquarters.
- They will ask permission to access the archived files because the cabinet is locked.
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