put up with sth/sb
— phrasal verb with put /pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)Definition
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B2 to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly: I can put up with the house being untidy, but I hate it if it's not clean. He's so moody - I don't know why she puts up with him. They have a lot to put up with (= they have a lot of difficulties).Tolerating and enduringCoping and not copingDealing with things or people
(Definition of put up with sth/sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bear with sb phrasal verb
- bearable adjective
- bide verb
- come to terms with sth idiom
- endurance noun
- pecker noun (STAY HAPPY)
- philosophical adjective
- resign yourself to sth phrasal verb
- ride sth out phrasal verb
- stand up to sth phrasal verb
- stew (in your own juice) idiom
- stick it out phrasal verb
- stick with it idiom
- stomach verb
- sweat it out idiom
- tolerance noun (ABILITY TO DEAL WITH)
- tolerate verb (DEAL WITH)
- wait sth out phrasal verb
- weather the storm idiom
- withstand verb
Topic:
Tolerating and enduring
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