Appreciate vs Tolerate - What's the difference?
appreciate | tolerate |
to be grateful or thankful for.
to view as valuable.
to be fully conscious of; be aware of; detect.
* Lubbock
to increase in value.
* Ramsay
To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.
As verbs the difference between appreciate and tolerate
is that appreciate is to be grateful or thankful for while tolerate is to allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.appreciate
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)Verb
(appreciat)- I appreciate your efforts
- You must learn to appreciate time
- To test the power of bees to appreciate color.
- to test the power of bees to appreciate colour
- The value of his portfolio appreciated by 80% over eight years.
- lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . SeeSynonyms
* esteem * estimate * understandAntonyms
* depreciateReferences
* * * * *tolerate
English
Verb
(tolerat)- I like the way he plays the guitar, but I can't tolerate his voice when he sings.
- I can tolerate working on Saturdays, but not on Sundays.
