The difference between Live with and Thole

When used as verbs, live with means to regard as adequate or manageable although not entirely satisfactory, whereas thole means to suffer.


Thole is also noun with the meaning: the ability to bear or endure something.

check bellow for the other definitions of Live with and Thole

  1. Live with as a verb (idiomatic):

    To regard as adequate or manageable although not entirely satisfactory; to accept; to tolerate.

  1. Thole as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To suffer.

  2. Thole as a verb (transitive, now, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland):

    To endure, to put up with, to tolerate.

  1. Thole as a noun (obsolete, rare, or, regional):

    The ability to bear or endure something; endurance, patience.

    Examples:

    "He’s got no thole for nonsense."

  1. Thole as a noun:

    A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars.

  2. Thole as a noun:

    A pin, or handle, of the snath (shaft) of a scythe.

  1. Thole as a noun (architecture):

    A cupola, a dome, a rotunda; a tholus.

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