Tolerate vs Confront - What's the difference?
tolerate | confront |
To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.
To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.
To deal with.
To something bring face to face with.
To come up against; to encounter.
To engage in confrontation.
To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
As verbs the difference between tolerate and confront
is that tolerate is to allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference while confront is to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.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.
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . SeeSynonyms
* allow, bear, , endure, live with, put up withExternal links
* * * ----confront
English
Verb
(en verb)- We should confront him about the missing money.