thole
thole · tholes · tholed · tholing
To sufferTo suffer.
UK/θəʊl/US/θoʊl/
Meaning
2 senses(dated, intransitive)To suffer.
(Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, transitive)To endure, to put up with, to tolerate.
Origin
From Middle English thōle, from tholen, tholien, from Old English þolian, from Proto-WestFrom Middle English thōle, from tholen, tholien, from Old English þolian, from Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic *þulāną (“to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“to bear, suffer; to support”), compare Norwegian Bokmål tåle.
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Forms
tholes, tholing, tholed, tholedSynonyms
37 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle