tolerate
verbecourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt//
- États-Unis//ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt//
- Canada//ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt//
- Australie//ˈtɔl.ə.ɹæɪt//
- Nouvelle-Zélande/[ˈtɔ̟l.ə.ɹæɪt]/
To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
verbe
- 1
To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
The party tolerated corruption within its ranks.
- 2
To bear, withstand.
I can tolerate working on Saturday, but not Sunday.
The elevator can tolerate up to 360 kilograms.
Étymologie
Borrowed from Latin tolerātus, the perfect passive participle of tolerō (“to endure”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”) and French tolérer. More at thole.
Formes
- passé
- tolerated
- participe passé
- tolerated
- participe présent
- tolerating
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- tolerates
Toledo · A city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.tolerance · The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or…tolerant · Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
tolerate · To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
tolerated · enduredtoll · A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for…Toll · A surname.