tolerate
verb (used with object)
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
are tolerating
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present progressiveof tolerate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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What is the worst behavior that leaders are tolerating in your workplace right now?
From Salon ● May 7, 2023
The judges, meanwhile, in their op-ed said many campuses are tolerating intolerance, and they said the problem is that the next generation isn’t learning to debate and exchange ideas or to respect freedom of speech.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Drivers around the world are tolerating record-high prices for road fuels, as mobility wins out for now over other spending in squeezed household budgets, data showed.
From Reuters ● Jun. 15, 2022
And they suspect that Russian authorities are tolerating the groups — and sometimes dipping into their talent pool for intelligence and other cyberoperations.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
"Yes, and since the atmosphere's pressure actually weighs slightly more than one kilogram per square centimeter, your 17,000 square centimeters are tolerating 17,568 kilograms at this very moment."
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by F. P. Walter
