Definition of Tolerate

to put up with or withstand

Examples of Tolerate in a sentence

Our English teacher could only tolerate students whispering because otherwise the level of noise was too loud for her.  🔊

With the grown man’s unusual quirks and annoying behavior, some people could tolerate him for short periods of time.  🔊

Since spinach is high in iron and is the only vegetable I can tolerate, I will eat spinach recipes due to my anemia.  🔊

“If you can tolerate the heat,” said the marathon runner, “then please run in this 105-degree temperature.”  🔊

Even though there many crimes being committed in a nearby neighborhood, the older man decided to tolerate the violence so he could continue to live in his childhood home.  🔊

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