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单词 settle for something
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to accept or agree to in spite of dissatisfaction
She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre.
Synonyms
accept
Urban dwellers have to accept noise as part of city life.
take
His rudeness was becoming hard to take.
stand for
tolerate
I will not tolerate breaches of the code of conduct.
put up with
submit to
yield to
compromise on
suffer
She doesn't suffer fools gladly and, in her view, most people are fools.
See settle

Additional synonyms

in the sense of suffer
Definition
to tolerate
She doesn't suffer fools gladly and, in her view, most people are fools.
Synonyms
tolerate,
stand,
put up with (informal),
support,
bear,
endure,
brook,
hack (British, informal),
abide
in the sense of take
Definition
to stand up to or endure
His rudeness was becoming hard to take.
Synonyms
tolerate,
stand,
bear,
suffer,
weather,
go through,
brave,
stomach,
endure,
undergo,
swallow,
brook,
hack (slang),
abide,
put up with (informal),
withstand,
submit to,
countenance,
pocket,
thole (Scottish)
in the sense of tolerate
Definition
to allow something to exist or happen, even although one does not approve of it
I will not tolerate breaches of the code of conduct.
Synonyms
allow,
accept,
permit,
sanction,
take,
receive,
admit,
brook,
indulge,
put up with (informal),
condone,
countenance,
turn a blind eye to,
wink at

Nearby words of
settle for something

  • settle a score
  • settle down
  • settle down to something
  • settle for something
  • settle in
  • settle on or upon something or someone
  • settle up

Synonyms of 'settle for something'

settle for something

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