bearable

/ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ/

adj 2

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be | become

make sth

A good coffee in the morning makes the long commute bearable.

find sth

She finds the noise from the construction next door almost bearable during the day.

ADV

almost | hardly, scarcely | just

PREP

for

The new job made the long commute more bearable for everyone on the team.

Definitions

adj

Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.

Able to be borne or carried; portable.

A joint cause is neither necessary nor sufficient for an effect—for example, any one of six pallbearers is a joint cause of carrying a coffin bearable by four.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — capable of being borne though unpleasant

endurable
sufferable
supportable

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A joint cause is neither necessary nor sufficient for an effect—for example, any one of six pallbearers is a joint cause of carrying a coffin bearable by four.

Wiktionary

They knew that doing their work cheerfully is the only way to make routine work bearable.

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Sisters and chocolate make life bearable.

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Chocolate makes Monday a little bit bearable.

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You have to get used to two things to make life bearable: bad weather and the injustice of people.

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Yanni's sadness became more bearable.

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