TOLERATE


Meaning of TOLERATE in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

barely

When not in exile, Stevanovic remained a barely tolerated nonperson at home, decidedly unwelcome in public.

I did not understand her, and she could barely tolerate me.

In private, they barely tolerated one another.

only

Autonomy on the part of employees is only tolerated to the extent that it contributes to productivity and profitability.

I come from a family where blood feuds are not only tolerated , but actively encouraged.

This elicited squeals, laughter and elaborate pay-back schemes, all tolerated only as long as the work continued smoothly.

Prostitution was not only tolerated , but it had been institutionalized.

well

A hot meal twice a day is also well tolerated .

The medication is well tolerated by most patients and does not have the habituation problems of antianxiety agents.

Both the basal diet and the sulphate supplement were well tolerated by all the volunteers and no gastrointestinal symptoms were reported.

Radiotherapy was well tolerated in all but one patient.

■ NOUN

society

Moreover, should she in her widowed state even consider a lover? Society would not tolerate it.

Should society tolerate such privately collected taxes?

■ VERB

prepare

She had been prepared to tolerate them for the sake of Nicolai's handsome uniformed appearance and dark romantic gaze.

Employers were prepared to tolerate these rights and provisions in return for a profitable economic environment.

These are figures that the House is not prepared to tolerate .

We enjoy its company but we are not prepared to tolerate any inconvenience.

Completion of the eastern counties railway network removed the last barrier; now labour was prepared to move rather than tolerate chronic want.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Drug dealers will not be tolerated in this community.

For years the workers have had to tolerate low wages and terrible working conditions.

I told him I wasn't going to tolerate his drinking any longer.

If you can tolerate the side-effects, HRT can help the symptoms enormously.

Mom tolerated Dad's smoking.

She seems to be able to tolerate any kind of behaviour from the students.

The medication is well tolerated by most patients.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But adjustment went on all the same because it was the only way of making yourself tolerate a condition which you loathed.

For one to sue another would have been a divisive act not easily tolerated.

It will tolerate most water conditions, although very hard water may cause the fish's eyes to become cloudy.

Laura tolerated his tirades because she loved him, and she forgave him everything as one forgives a child.

Maybe there were secret forces she could not tolerate .

On the other hand, bridal pregnancy was widely tolerated despite the exhortations of the professional moralists.

Some animals can tolerate human medicines like Dramamine.

We will not tolerate people who smile and then go ahead and take money out of our pockets.

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