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Meanings of tolerate in English

Portuguese
aguentar
Catalan
tolerar
Spanish
tolerar

To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to continue to exist or occur without interference; accept or undergo, often unwillingly.

aguentar
Portuguese
aguentar

To allow the presence of or allow without opposing or prohibiting.

aguentar
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Examples for "allow"
Examples for "allow"
1
That said; don't allow a moment of doubt to undo previous work.
The South African
2
The proposed state law would allow legal action first, official classification later.
Wired
3
Will you allow me to reply to it?' 'Yes,' said the king.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
4
The second would allow new licensed operators into the New Zealand market.
Radio NZ
5
Receipt-tracking systems allow users to discover patterns that help avoid future conflict.
Reuters
1
Read: Kaizer Chiefs news: Work permit issue still hanging over new coach
The South African
2
However, the right to protest does not permit the use of violence.
The South African
3
He too, is aware of problems with the current work permit system.
Radio NZ
4
I simply cannot permit you to put us all in such risk.''
English passengers
5
However, no U.S. exporter has yet been denied a permit, Clayton said.
Reuters
Usage of tolerate in English
1
When a child experiences violence at home, they learn to tolerate violence.
The South African
2
How much longer will society tolerate industry profiting from making children obese?
The Guardian
3
A report said no establishment in mainland France would tolerate such conditions.
Radio NZ
4
The report said no establishment in mainland France would tolerate such conditions.
Radio NZ
5
Two found it unlikely he would tolerate Missy, particularly given recent events.
The blood that bonds
6
After two or three days, Barnett could tolerate the situation no longer.
The Complete Jack the Ripper
7
Joseph said earlier that the government would not tolerate a long takeover.
Reuters
8
Taurus' Kim said other countries may not tolerate the yen's further weakness.
Reuters
9
No other area in first world Europe would tolerate this massive pollution.
The Irish Times
10
Our communities both north and south will not tolerate that, he said.
Independent.ie
11
How much risk can you tolerate in the form of annual losses?
Reuters
12
Pakistan has said it will not tolerate foreign troops entering its territory.
Reuters
13
He said that he will not tolerate that behaviour under any circumstances.
The South African
14
The last thing we need to do is to simply tolerate it.
Feminist dot com
15
Did James work every day in an environment he could barely tolerate?
A change in altitude
16
But we will not tolerate fraud and other criminal activities, Liu said.
Reuters
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Translations for tolerate
Tolerate through the time
Tolerate across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Common
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