tolerate

English

Etymology

From Latin tolerātus (past participle), from tolerō (“I endure”). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”). More at thole.

Pronunciation

Verb

tolerate (third-person singular simple present tolerates, present participle tolerating, simple past and past participle tolerated)

  1. To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.
    I like the way he plays the guitar, but I can't tolerate his voice when he sings.
    I can tolerate working on Saturdays, but not on Sundays.

Usage notes

  • This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

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Further reading

  • tolerate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • tolerate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • tolerate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Esperanto

Adverb

tolerate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of toleri

Latin

Verb

tolerāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of tolerō  "bear ye, endure ye, tolerate ye"

Participle

tolerāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of tolerātus
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