Meaning

4 senses
  1. Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.

    erträglich

    выносимыйvynosimyj

    терпи́мийterpýmyj, сте́рпнийstérpnyj

    capable of being borne or endured

  2. Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.

    passabel

  3. Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.

  4. In fair health; passably well.

Examples

9 sentences
  1. His arrogance is no longer tolerable.

    deSeine Arroganz ist nicht mehr auszuhalten.

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  2. Your actions are tolerable, as a kid.

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  3. All sorrows should be tolerable, even if they are great.

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  4. I found the light to be no less tolerable than with it on.

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  5. Kittens make the world tolerable.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable:
Русский
By meaning 1
Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable:
Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English tolerable, borrowed from Middle French tolerable, from Latin

Inherited from Middle English tolerable, borrowed from Middle French tolerable, from Latin tolerābilis.

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