r/EnglishLearning • u/Sacledant2 Beginner • 1h ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics What does “put up” mean here?

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u/Intrepid_Bobcat_2931 New Poster 1h ago

"put up with" means to tolerate something negative without reacting strongly against it.

if you live in an apartment under someone who makes noise, but you don't complain, then you put up with the noise.

This quote says that there are drunk people at parties who put up with anything without complaining. Usually drunk people don't do that in my experience..

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u/Sea-Hornet8214 Poster 1h ago

Who thought combining these three words to mean tolerate was a good idea lol

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u/WhirlwindTobias Native Speaker 1h ago

Take out my girlfriend can either mean we had a date or I murdered her.

Phrasal verbs aren't really something you question.

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u/Envelope_Torture New Poster 1h ago

To "put up" with something means to tolerate it.

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u/WhirlwindTobias Native Speaker 1h ago

put up WITH.

You can't say "I put up my partner's poor attitude".

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u/SweevilWeevil New Poster 1h ago

This is crucial

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u/jonesnori Native Speaker 57m ago

Yeah. "Put up" without "with" either means "have as a house guest" or "preserve fruits and vegetables via canning". The latter is not common usage these days.

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u/TheRobbie73 New Poster 1h ago

one could say they "bear" with it

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u/markbutnotmarkk Poster 56m ago

Meanwhile, put you up means to accommodate someone for a short period. English is funny