put up with

Inseparable

The verb and particle never split. The object always follows the whole phrase.

How to say it

Main stress lands on the first particle: put UP with. The trailing “with” reduces almost to nothing — expect a schwa, not a full vowel.

The /t/ flaps. Between vowels, American /t/ and /d/ both become a quick tap, so “put up” comes out as “pu-dup” — closer to a fast D than a T.

To tolerate something unpleasant without complaining.
- “I don't know how she puts up with all that noise.”
- “He put up with the commute for three years.”
Similar: tolerate, endure, bear

Something is finished, raised, improved, or brought together.

The person or thing the action is done alongside.

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To postpone something until later.

To dress yourself in something.

To extinguish a fire, a flame or a cigarette.

To return something to its proper storage place.

To place something on a surface.

To return something to its original place.

To install something.

To assemble something from parts.

To erect or display something.

To connect someone by telephone.

To save something, especially money, for later.