put up with

put up with
patiently accept, endure

He makes a great effort to put up with his wife's complaints.

to bear, to endure, to tolerate

If only he could be happy again she could put up with it. (J. Galsworthy)

She's my sister. We put up with each other. (I. Murdoch)

I want to know how long this state of things between us is to last? I have put up with it long enough(J. Galsworthy)


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  • put up with — {v.} To accept patiently; bear. * /We had to put up with Jim s poor table manners because he refused to change./ * /The mother told her children, I refuse to put up with your tracking in mud! / Compare: STAND FOR …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put up with — {v.} To accept patiently; bear. * /We had to put up with Jim s poor table manners because he refused to change./ * /The mother told her children, I refuse to put up with your tracking in mud! / Compare: STAND FOR …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put\ up\ with — v To accept patiently; bear. We had to put up with Jim s poor table manners because he refused to change. The mother told her children, I refuse to put up with your tracking in mud! Compare: stand for …   Словарь американских идиом

  • put up with — PHRASAL VERB If you put up with something, you tolerate or accept it, even though you find it unpleasant or unsatisfactory. [V P P n] They had put up with behaviour from their son which they would not have tolerated from anyone else. Syn:… …   English dictionary

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