toelaten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
- admit verb To allow someone or something to enter.
- allow verb To give permission for something to happen.
- condone verb To accept or overlook behavior that is generally considered wrong.
- license noun The American spelling of the noun licence: an official document or permission to own, use or do something. In British English the noun is spelled licence and license is the verb.
- permit verb To allow something to happen or to give someone authorization to do it.
- tolerate verb To allow something to happen or continue, even if one disapproves of it.
Senses
toelaten is used for these senses in English:
- abide (transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]
- admit (transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
- allow (transitive) To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
- condone (transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- license To authorize officially.
- permit (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. [from 15th c.]
- tolerate (transitive) To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
abide — full definition
- verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
- verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
- verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.
admit — full definition
- verb To allow someone or something to enter.
- verb To acknowledge, often reluctantly, that something is true.
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