No. 3,941 in French
autorise
Authorized.
In a sentence
Je suis autorisé à entrer dans la salle.
I am authorized to enter the room.
Here, 'autorisé' is used as an adjective meaning 'authorized' to describe permission given to the subject.
Elle autorise ses enfants à jouer dehors.
She allows her children to play outside.
In this sentence, 'autorise' serves as a verb in the present tense meaning 'allows' or 'permits' an action.
Nous avons autorisé la publication de l'article.
We authorized the publication of the article.
In this example, 'autorisé' is past participle, used in a compound tense to express the act of permitting or approving something.
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