TOLERANT


Meaning of TOLERANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tɒlərənt ]

1.

If you describe someone as tolerant , you approve of the fact that they allow other people to say and do as they like, even if they do not agree with or like it.

They need to be tolerant of different points of view...

≠ intolerant

ADJ : oft v-link ADJ of n [ approval ]

• tol‧er‧ant‧ly

She had listened tolerantly to his jumbled account.

ADV : ADV with v

2.

If a plant, animal, or machine is tolerant of particular conditions or types of treatment, it is able to bear them without being damaged or hurt.

...plants which are more tolerant of dry conditions...

ADJ : v-link ADJ of n

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