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tolerate

tolerate

Meaning of tolerate

endure

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EN-UK/ˈtɒləreɪt/
EN-US/ˈtɑlɚeɪt/
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tolerate with Russian translation

tolerate usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Путешественникам часто приходится терпеть шумные уличные фестивали в других странах.

Visitors often have to tolerate noisy street festivals when they travel to other countries.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

В некоторых культурах людям приходится терпеть долгие семейные обеды с множеством тостов и речей.

In some cultures, people must tolerate long family meals with many toasts and speeches.

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tolerate belongs to the topic "Culture and Traditions of Countries". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

tolerateтерпеть
showerдуш
elevatorлифт
towelполотенце
TVтелевизор
viewвид
breakfastзавтрак

tolerate synonyms

Related words worth learning together

bear
Slightly more formal than 'tolerate'; emphasizes enduring or carrying something unpleasant.
stand
Common in expressions like 'can't stand'; colloquial and strong in emotional tone (often used in negative form).
stomach
Colloquial and stronger; often used negatively ('can't stomach') to mean cannot tolerate something on an emotional or moral level.
accept
Often means to acknowledge or come to terms with something; can overlap with 'tolerate' but lacks the idea of irritation or permission.
cope with
Implies actively managing or handling a difficult situation rather than merely tolerating it.
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🇬🇧en

Slightly more formal than 'tolerate'; emphasizes enduring or carrying something unpleasant.

B2Often

I can't bear the pain from that injury.

🇬🇧en

Common in expressions like 'can't stand'; colloquial and strong in emotional tone (often used in negative form).

B2Very Often

I can't stand rude customers.

🇬🇧en

Colloquial and stronger; often used negatively ('can't stomach') to mean cannot tolerate something on an emotional or moral level.

C1Rarely

I can't stomach his constant complaining.

🇬🇧en

Often means to acknowledge or come to terms with something; can overlap with 'tolerate' but lacks the idea of irritation or permission.

B2Very Often

He accepted the changes even though he didn't like them.

C
🇬🇧en
cope with

Implies actively managing or handling a difficult situation rather than merely tolerating it.

B2Very Often

She's coping with the increased workload well.

R
🇬🇧en
resign oneself to

Expresses passive acceptance or resignation to something inevitable; implies giving up hope of change.

C1Rarely

He resigned himself to the fact that the project would be delayed.

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How to pronounce tolerate and what this word means

tolerate means tolerate. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce tolerate

/ˈtɒləreɪt/

tolerate translation

tolerate

tolerate examples

Visitors often have to tolerate noisy street festivals when they travel to other countries.

tolerate transcription

/ˈtɒləreɪt/, /ˈtɑlɚeɪt/

Questions about this word

tolerate meaning: what does it mean?

endure

tolerate pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

tolerate is pronounced as /ˈtɒləreɪt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

tolerate definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Visitors often have to tolerate noisy street festivals when they travel to other countries. Translation: Путешественникам часто приходится терпеть шумные уличные фестивали в других странах.

Is tolerate part of Culture and Traditions of Countries vocabulary?

Yes, tolerate can be learned in the Culture and Traditions of Countries topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is tolerate part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

Yes, tolerate can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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