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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.

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