Start with 'tol', with stress on this syllable.
Say 'er' as in 'her'.
End with 'ate', rhyming with 'late'.
to-le-rate
tal-er-ate
tall-er-ate
Start with 'tol', slightly shorter 'o' as in 'lot'.
Say 'er' as in 'her'.
End with 'ate', like 'ate' in 'associate'.
to-le-rate
tal-er-ate
toll-er-ate
'Tolerate' has three syllables.
The stress is on the first syllable: 'tol'.
Yes, it sounds like 'eight'.
To accept something unpleasant.
/ˈtɑːlərəns/
Ability to accept something
/ˈtɑːlərəbl̩/
Able to be endured
/ɪnˈtɑːlərənt/
Not accepting of ideas or behavior
- Different stress and ending sound.
- 'Tolerate' ends with 'ate', 'tolerable' with 'able'.
- Different prefix and ending, stress shifts.
Keep stress on the first syllable for clear pronunciation.
Pronounce the ending 'ate' clearly, like 'eight'.
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