put up with — tolerate
phrasal verbB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
to accept an unpleasant situation or person without complaining, even though you do not like it.
Say it like a native
Textbook I am no longer prepared to tolerate this behaviour.
Native I'm not going to put up with this anymore.
'Put up with' is the everyday verb for tolerating something unpleasant; 'tolerate this behaviour' is formal.
Pattern: put up with + noun/pronoun
In use
- I can't put up with this noise any longer.daily life
- In my last job, I had to put up with a lot of stress, but I learned how to manage it over time.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ I can't put up his constant complaining.
✓ I can't put up with his constant complaining.
It's a three-part phrase: 'put up WITH' something. Don't drop 'with'.
Common collocations
put up with + nuisance— the noise, his moods, a long commute, it
Don't confuse it
'Put up with' means to tolerate, not to solve or fix the problem.