tolerant

«tolerant» in Mova's school dictionary: Accepting and respecting other people's beliefs, ways of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (tolerant, more tolerant, most tolerant)

meaning for a pupil

1) Accepting and respecting other people's beliefs, ways of life or opinions, even when they are different from yours. tree →

2) Patient with things that might annoy you. tree →

3) (science) Able to survive or grow in difficult conditions: a drought-tolerant plant; also able to take a medicine or food without harm. tree →

sense in the lessons

In citizenship and school values lessons (British values: mutual respect and tolerance), being tolerant means respecting people of other faiths, cultures and opinions. In science and gardening, «salt-tolerant» or «drought-tolerant» plants survive harsh places. In health, «lactose intolerant» people get ill from milk. Phrases: «tolerant of», «drought-tolerant», «lactose intolerant».

examples

• Our school wants everyone to be tolerant of different beliefs. tree →
• Be tolerant when your little brother asks lots of questions. tree →
• Cacti are drought-tolerant plants. tree →
• He is lactose intolerant, so he drinks oat milk. tree →
• A tolerant community welcomes newcomers. tree →
• The teacher was tolerant of our noise before the holiday. tree →

note

Followed by «of»: tolerant of others. Noun: tolerance; verb: tolerate. Opposite: intolerant. Trap: being tolerant does not mean accepting bullying or unkindness.

In the corpora

• The Persian Empire was well organised and fairly tolerant for its time, not the monster army shown in the film 300.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tolerant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.