"tolerate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-tolerate.ogg [US] Forms: tolerates [present, singular, third-person], tolerating [participle, present], tolerated [participle, past], tolerated [past]
Etymology: From Latin tolerātus (past participle), from tolerō (“I endure”). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”). More at thole. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*telh₂- (bear)}}, {{der|en|la|tolerātus|pos=past participle}} Latin tolerātus (past participle), {{m|la|tolerō||I endure}} tolerō (“I endure”), {{cog|ang|þolian||to tolerate, suffer, bear}} Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} tolerate (third-person singular simple present tolerates, present participle tolerating, simple past and past participle tolerated)
  1. (transitive) To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative. Tags: transitive Synonyms: allow, tolerate Translations (To allow without explicit approval): اِحْتَمَلَ (iḥtamala) (Arabic), احتمل (iḥtamal) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), հանդուրժել (handuržel) (Armenian), толерирам (toleriram) (Bulgarian), търпя (tǎrpja) (Bulgarian), tolerar (Catalan), suportar (Catalan), 忍受 (jan² sau⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), (ngaai⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 忍受 (rěnshòu) (Chinese Mandarin), (áo) (Chinese Mandarin), tolerovat (Czech), verdragen (Dutch), tolereren (Dutch), toelaten (Dutch), dulden (Dutch), gedogen (Dutch), suvaita (Finnish), sietää (Finnish), tolérer (French), supporter (French), souffrir (French), tolerar (Galician), თმენა (tmena) (Georgian), დაშვება (dašveba) (Georgian), tolerieren (German), dulden (German), vertragen (German), sipòte (Haitian Creole), סָבַל (savál) (Hebrew), सहना (sahnā) (Hindi), tolerar (Ido), siitää (Ingrian), tollerare (Italian), sopportare (Italian), accettare (Italian), 黙認する (mokunin-surú) (alt: もくにんする) (Japanese), 참는다 (chamneunda) (Korean), tolerō (Latin), tolerěrowaś [imperfective] (Lower Sorbian), dëllen (Luxembourgish), трпи (trpi) (Macedonian), поднесува (podnesuva) (Macedonian), толерира (tolerira) (Macedonian), tolerere (Norwegian), tåle (Norwegian), tolerar (Occitan), suportar (Occitan), ābīdan (Old English), tolerować (Polish), tolerar (Portuguese), aguentar (Portuguese), suportar (Portuguese), tolera (Romanian), suporta (Romanian), îngădui (Romanian), терпе́ть (terpétʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́терпеть (výterpetʹ) [perfective] (Russian), допуска́ть (dopuskátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), допусти́ть (dopustítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), tolerar (Spanish), soportar (Spanish), tolerera (Swedish), தாங்கு (tāṅku) (Tamil), சகி (caki) (Tamil), பொறு (poṟu) (Tamil), సహించు (sahiñcu) (Telugu), chịu đựng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-tolerate-en-verb-l-IdYQJz Disambiguation of 'To allow without explicit approval': 99 1
  2. (transitive) To bear, withstand. Tags: transitive Synonyms: live with, put up with
    Sense id: en-tolerate-en-verb-Plls80Rv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: acquiesce, agree to disagree Related terms: tolerability, tolerable, tolerance, tolerant, toleration
Synonyms: abear, abide, aby [British, dialectal], accept, allow, bear, bide [dialectal], brook, dree [British, dialectal], endure, forbear, go along with, live with, pass, pocket, pouch, put up with, stand, stick, stomach, suffer, swallow, take, take sitting down [idiomatic], thole [British, dialectal], tolerate, undergang [British, dialectal], undergo

Inflected forms

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      "word": "lose one's temper"
    },
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          "text": "The party tolerated corruption within its ranks.",
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        "To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative."
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        "(transitive) To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative."
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "iḥtamala",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "اِحْتَمَلَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "iḥtamal",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
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            "Egyptian-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "احتمل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "handuržel",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "հանդուրժել"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "toleriram",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "толерирам"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "tǎrpja",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "търпя"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolerar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "suportar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "jan² sau⁶",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "忍受"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "ngaai⁴",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "捱"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "rěnshòu",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "忍受"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "áo",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "熬"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolerovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "verdragen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolereren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "toelaten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "dulden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "gedogen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "suvaita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "sietää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolérer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "supporter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "souffrir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolerar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "tmena",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "თმენა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "dašveba",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "დაშვება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolerieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "dulden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "vertragen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "sipòte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "savál",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "סָבַל"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sahnā",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "सहना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolerar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "siitää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tollerare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "sopportare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "accettare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "alt": "もくにんする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mokunin-surú",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "黙認する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chamneunda",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "참는다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolerō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "dëllen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "trpi",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "трпи"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "podnesuva",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "поднесува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "tolerira",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "толерира"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolerere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tåle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolerar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "suportar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "ābīdan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolerować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolerar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "aguentar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "suportar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "suporta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "îngădui"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "terpétʹ",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "терпе́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "výterpetʹ",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вы́терпеть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dopuskátʹ",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "допуска́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dopustítʹ",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "допусти́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "tolerěrowaś"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolerar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "soportar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "tolerera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "tāṅku",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "தாங்கு"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "caki",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "சகி"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "poṟu",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "பொறு"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "sahiñcu",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "సహించు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
          "word": "chịu đựng"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I can tolerate working on Saturday, but not Sunday.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The elevator can tolerate up to 360 kilograms.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To bear, withstand."
      ],
      "id": "en-tolerate-en-verb-Plls80Rv",
      "links": [
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ],
        [
          "withstand",
          "withstand"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To bear, withstand."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "live with"
        },
        {
          "word": "put up with"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "iḥtamala",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "اِحْتَمَلَ"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "handuržel",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "հանդուրժել"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "toleriram",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "толерирам"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tǎrpja",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "търпя"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolerar"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "suportar"
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    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jan² sau⁶",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "忍受"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "ngaai⁴",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "捱"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rěnshòu",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "忍受"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "áo",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "熬"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolerovat"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "verdragen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolereren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "toelaten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "dulden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "gedogen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "suvaita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "sietää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolérer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "supporter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "souffrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolerar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tmena",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "თმენა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "dašveba",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "დაშვება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolerieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "dulden"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "vertragen"
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    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "sipòte"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "savál",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "סָבַל"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sahnā",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "सहना"
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    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolerar"
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    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "siitää"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tollerare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "sopportare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "accettare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "もくにんする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mokunin-surú",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "黙認する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chamneunda",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "참는다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolerō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "dëllen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "trpi",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "трпи"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "podnesuva",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "поднесува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "tolerira",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "толерира"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolerere"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tåle"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolerar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "suportar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "ābīdan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolerować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolerar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "aguentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "suportar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "suporta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "îngădui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "terpétʹ",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "терпе́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výterpetʹ",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́терпеть"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dopuskátʹ",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "допуска́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dopustítʹ",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "допусти́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "tolerěrowaś"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolerar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "soportar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "tolerera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "tāṅku",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "தாங்கு"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "caki",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "சகி"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "poṟu",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "பொறு"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "sahiñcu",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "సహించు"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "To allow without explicit approval",
      "word": "chịu đựng"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tolerate"
}

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