put up with

verb — 2 senses

put up with

verb

Etymology From 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.
Will you be able to put up with me for another 56 more years?2013, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight (motion picture), spoken by Celine (Julie Delpy):

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:
We put up with a family friend, who was an extremely gracious and hospitable host.2022, Chowdhury I. Zaman, In the Corridors of Elysium, page 180:

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