put up with somebody/something phrasal verb (see also put)
to accept an unpleasant situation or person without complaining:
She put up with his violent temper.

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In written English, people usually prefer to use tolerate, which is more formal:
They had to tolerate many hardships.

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tolerate verb [transitive] to accept unpleasant behaviour or an unpleasant situation, even though you do not like it:
We will not tolerate any kind of racism.
People tolerated corruption for years.
put up with something to accept unpleasant behaviour or an unpleasant situation even though you do not like it. Put up with is less formal than tolerate, and is the usual word to use in everyday English:
I don’t see how you can put up with the constant noise.
Many people put up with poor pay and working conditions because they are afraid of losing their jobs.
accept verb [transitive] to agree or deal with a situation you do not like but cannot change:
She found it hard to accept his death.
stand/bear verb [transitive, not in progressive] to accept or be forced to accept an unpleasant situation – used especially about things which cause you pain or make you feel upset. Bear is more formal than stand:
I don’t know how you’ve stood it for so long.
Maisie couldn’t bear the pain any longer.
How do you stand living in such a mess?
take verb [transitive] informal to accept an unpleasant situation or someone’s unpleasant behaviour without becoming upset:
She was shouting at him and he just stood there and took it.
I can’t take much more of this.
live with something to accept a bad situation as a permanent part of your life that you cannot change:
I’ve had back pain for many years and I’ve just learned to live with it.
The guilt I felt was very hard to live with.
endure verb [transitive] written to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation for a long time:
The victims of this war have endured tremendous pain and suffering.
The refugees endured cramped and filthy conditions.

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put up with
• put up with (someone or something)
to patiently accept or endure someone or something
The man makes a great effort to put up with his wife's complaints.

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put up with something
• put up with (someone or something)
to patiently accept or endure someone or something
The man makes a great effort to put up with his wife's complaints.

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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.

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put up with someone
• put up with (someone or something)
to patiently accept or endure someone or something
The man makes a great effort to put up with his wife's complaints.

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