asking permission
Requesting formal consent
Asking permission is requesting approval before doing something.
The phrase emphasizes the act of seeking consent rather than simply acting: Instead of just taking the last cookie, she's asking permission.
It contrasts with asking forgiveness—the calculation that it's easier to apologize afterward than to get approval beforehand.
- requestFormal act of seeking
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- pleasePolite appeal word
- pretty pleaseEmphatic polite request
may I · allow · grant · authorize · go ahead · seek · beg · implore · hat in hand · polite · if you don't mind · by your leave · hesitant · formal · defer · respectful · knock · wait
- social skillssocial skills, conversation, sharing, helping, listening
- caregivingcaregiver, take care, nurture, look after, compassionate care
- courtshipcourting, courtship, suitor, betrothal, wooing
- proposalsproposal, RFP, business proposal, grant proposal, research proposal
- engagementattention, interest, involvement, participation, interaction
- filial pietyhonoring parents, obedience, respect for elders, gratitude, elder care
asking permissiontaking initiative
Acting without external direction
going rogue · disobeying · taking matters into one's own hands · insubordination · breaking the rules
asking permissioncommanding
Exerting strong authority
forbidding · dictating · demanding · ordering · authorizing
asking permissiontaking initiative
Acting without external direction
going ahead · taking liberties · breaking the rules · unauthorized action · trespassing
asks, asker, asking, permit, permits, permitted, permitting, permissible, permissive