to accept someone or something unpleasant in a patient way
He seems to think it's something I've just got to put up with.
He wondered why Len had put up with having the muscular young stud around Hannah.
How has Jan put up with him for so long?
I will not put up with your bad behaviour any longer!
Once he'd put up with her smoking: now she put up with his religion.
They were prepared to put up with quite a bit to get what they wanted.
puts up with
putting up with
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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