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# tolerate

verb (tolerate, tolerates, tolerated, tolerating)

«tolerate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To allow something you do not like or agree with, without stopping it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tolerate/#m1)
2. To put up with something unpleasant without complaining. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tolerate/#m2)
3. To be able to take something without being harmed, like a plant tolerating frost or a body tolerating a medicine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tolerate/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school rules: «bullying will not be tolerated» means it will be stopped. In citizenship lessons, tolerating other people's beliefs means respecting differences. In science, some plants tolerate salt or drought. Phrases: «will not be tolerated», «tolerate noise», «can tolerate», «zero tolerance».

### Examples

- Bullying will not be tolerated at our school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tolerate/#x1)
- I can't tolerate loud noise when I'm reading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tolerate/#x2)
- Cactus plants tolerate dry weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tolerate/#x3)
- We should tolerate different opinions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tolerate/#x4)
- Some people can't tolerate milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tolerate/#x5)
- The teacher tolerated a little chatter during art. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tolerate/#x6)
- Camels can tolerate great heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tolerate/#x7)

### Note

Nouns: «tolerance» (being respectful of differences; also an allowed range in measuring) and «toleration». Adjective: «tolerant». Opposite: «intolerant». In maths and technology, «tolerance» means how far a measurement may be off, like ±1 mm.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tolerate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tolerate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tolerate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tolerate.html) on Mova free.