put up with — to tolerate or endure something or someone annoying or unpleasant
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to tolerate or endure something or someone annoying or unpleasant
Pronunciation (IPA): /pʊt ʌp wɪð/
Korean meaning: 참다, 견디다, 용인하다
Korean pronunciation: **풋** **업** **위**드
Example Sentences
- My roommate snores like a freight train, but I put up with it because he pays half the rent.
- She puts up with her boss's terrible jokes because she needs the job.
- I won't put up with being treated like a servant in my own house!
put up with
VERB//pʊt ʌp wɪð//
to tolerate or endure something or someone annoying or unpleasant
to tolerate or endure something or someone annoying or unpleasant
Can't put up with noise? Then shut up with me!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
17세기부터 사용된 구동사로, 'put up'(올리다, 세우다)와 'with'(함께)가 결합하여 '함께 올려놓고 견디다'라는 의미로 발전했습니다. 원래는 '~와 함께 머물다'는 뜻이었으나 점차 '참고 견디다'는 의미로 변화했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
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📝Examples
“My roommate snores like a freight train, but I put up with it because he pays half the rent.”
“She puts up with her boss's terrible jokes because she needs the job.”
“I won't put up with being treated like a servant in my own house!”
“He puts up with his cat's 3 AM concert performances on the piano.”
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