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puts up with

puts up with is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put up with.

Meaning of put up with

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.
    • I put up with a lot of nonsense, but this is too much.
  2. To be taken in; to be sheltered (put up).
    • Thousands of teens in foster care would love to put up with you.2012, adoptuskids.org

Questions about puts up with

What is puts up with the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts up with is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put up with.

Words near puts up with in the dictionary

  1. puts up one's dukes
  2. puts up one's hand
  3. puts up one's hands
  4. puts up or shuts up
  5. puts up to
  6. puts up with
  7. puts wood in t'hole
  8. puts wood in t’hole
  9. puts words in someone's mouth
  10. putsch
  11. putscher

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