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    tolerate

    US /ˈtɑ:ləreɪt/

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    UK /ˈtɒləreɪt/

    B1
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
    He will tolerate moving to a new country
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo be able to survive under specific conditions
    These plants tolerate dry soil
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo let people do, say or believe what they wish
    I do not know she is able to tolerate her son's rude behavior
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo be able to drink (e.g. alcohol) without effects
    I can only tolerate small amounts of spicy food

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    Captain America: Civil War Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson Movie HD

    02:27Captain America: Civil War Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson Movie HD
    • That's something the world can no longer tolerate.

      That's something the world can no longer tolerate.

    • That's something the world can no longer tolerate.

      That's something the world can no longer tolerate.

    B1

    It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +

    07:10It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +
    • They have trained themselves to not just tolerate failure but to really welcome the lessons that each failure brings.

      They have trained themselves to not just tolerate failure but to really welcome the lessons that each failure brings.

    B1

    Why You Need to Have a Proper Adolescence

    03:31Why You Need to Have a Proper Adolescence
    • tolerate dissent and force us to disown bits  of ourselves in order to retain their love. 

      tolerate dissent and force us to disown bits  of ourselves in order to retain their love. 

    B2

    South Korea Built a Mediocre New Capital in the Middle of Nowhere

    06:52South Korea Built a Mediocre New Capital in the Middle of Nowhere
    • And, two: you like—or can at least tolerate—my voice explaining random stuff to you.

      And, two: you like—or can at least tolerate—my voice explaining random stuff to you.

    B1

    How to upload edited recording to VoiceTube

    04:40How to upload edited recording to VoiceTube
    • If you are like me, who can’t tolerate the hissing background noise from your crappy, cheap microphone,

      If you are like me, who can’t tolerate the hissing background noise from your crappy, cheap microphone,

    B1

    Are You Being Charged More Than Everyone Else?

    09:39Are You Being Charged More Than Everyone Else?
    • Some customers might tolerate high prices,

      Some customers might tolerate high prices,

    B1

    “There Is a Collision Coming,” Tucker Carlson and Jordan Peterson's 2024 Predictions

    10:20“There Is a Collision Coming,” Tucker Carlson and Jordan Peterson's 2024 Predictions
    • And the one thing they won't tolerate is the orange man in power.

      And the one thing they won't tolerate is the orange man in power.

    • And the one thing they won't tolerate is the orange man in power.

      And the one thing they won't tolerate is the orange man in power.

    B1

    In Praise of Blushing

    03:42In Praise of Blushing
    • One is so acutely sensitive to the dangers of being. Blushing is a guarantee of a fundamental, unbudgeable, involuntary honesty, a reminder to ourselves and to the world that something deep within us is offended by and won't tolerate fraudulence or arrogance.

      One is so acutely sensitive to the dangers of being. Blushing is a guarantee of a fundamental, unbudgeable, involuntary honesty, a reminder to ourselves and to the world that something deep within us is offended by and won't tolerate fraudulence or arrogance.

    B1

    Hermits - 6 Minute English

    06:16Hermits - 6 Minute English
    • There were a lot of educated men who simply couldn't tolerate any more evil.

      There were a lot of educated men who simply couldn't tolerate any more evil.

    • tolerate any more

      tolerate any more

    B1

    Signs Of a Gaslighting Boss (Is Your Manager Gaslighting You?)

    10:50Signs Of a Gaslighting Boss (Is Your Manager Gaslighting You?)
    • Although there are experts that recommend you doing so, from my personal experience, gaslighting bosses would never tolerate you confronting them.

      Although there are experts that recommend you doing so, from my personal experience, gaslighting bosses would never tolerate you confronting them.

    A2