put up with

Etymology

From put up + with.

Pronunciation

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Verb

put up with (third-person singular simple present puts up with, present participle putting up with, simple past and past participle put up with)

1. (idiomatic, informal) To endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:tolerate

   I put up with a lot of nonsense, but this is too much.

   • 2013, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight (motion picture), spoken by Celine (Julie Delpy):

     Will you be able to put up with me for another 56 more years?

2. (reflexive) To be taken in; to be sheltered (put up).
   • 2012, adoptuskids.org‎:

     Thousands of teens in foster care would love to put up with you.

   • 2022, Chowdhury I. Zaman, In the Corridors of Elysium‎, page 180:

     We put up with a family friend, who was an extremely gracious and hospitable host.