povolit

Czech

Etymology

From po- +‎ volit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpovolɪt]

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Verb

povolit pf (imperfective povolovat)

1. (transitive) to permit, to allow

   Synonym: dovolit

   Antonym: zakázat

2. (transitive) to loosen

   Synonym: uvolnit

   Antonyms: utáhnout, dotáhnout

   Povolil si pásek. ― He loosened his belt.

   Šroub se povolil. ― The screw came loose.

Conjugation

Conjugation of povolit

infinitive povolit, povoliti active adjective povolivší verbal noun povolení passive adjective povolený present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person povolím povolíme — povolme 2nd person povolíš povolíte povol povolte 3rd person povolí povolí — — The verb povolit does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate povolil povolili povolen povoleni masculine inanimate povolily povoleny feminine povolila povolena neuter povolilo povolila povoleno povolena transgressives present past masculine singular — povoliv feminine + neuter singular — povolivši plural — povolivše

Derived terms

• povlovný
• povolení n
• povolnost f
• povolný

Further reading

• “povoliti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “povoliti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “povolit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025