TOLERANT


Meaning of TOLERANT in English

1.

If you describe someone as ~, 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 ~ of different points of view...

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ADJ: oft v-link ADJ of n approval

~ly

She had listened ~ly to his jumbled account.

ADV: ADV with v

2.

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

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

ADJ: v-link ADJ of n

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