tolerate

Intermediatezipf 3.84

Pronunciation

/ˈtɒləreɪt/(TOL-uh-rayt)

Part of speech

verbneutral

Chinese

容忍;忍受;宽容(允许某种令人不快的事情存在,或忍受某种困难)

Definition

To allow something to happen or exist without actively objecting; to endure something painful or unpleasant.

Word family

  • tolerance/ˈtɒlərəns/(n)宽容;耐受性
  • tolerant/ˈtɒlərənt/(adj)宽容的

Collocations

  • tolerate behaviour
  • zero tolerance
  • tolerate pain
  • cultural tolerance
  • can't tolerate
  • barely tolerate

Examples

  1. 1.The organisation has a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination or harassment. (policy)
  2. 2.I can tolerate the long commute, but only because the job itself is genuinely interesting. (endurance)

Synonyms

  • endure/ɪnˈdjʊər/put up with pain or difficulty; implies hardship
  • bear/bɛər/informal for endure
  • accept/əkˈsɛpt/agree to receive; broader

Etymology

from Latin "tolerare" = to bear, endure — from "tollere" = to lift