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tolerar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
  • endure verb To keep going through something difficult; to survive hardship.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
  • tolerate verb To allow something to happen or continue, even if one disapproves of it.

Senses

tolerar is used for these senses in English:

  • abide (transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]
  • endure To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
  • stand (intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.
  • tolerate (transitive) To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.

abide — full definition

  1. verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
  2. verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
  3. verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.

endure — full definition

  1. verb To keep going through something difficult; to survive hardship.
  2. verb To last or continue over time.

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