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Sun 94 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Bear, endure the odour

Does ' bear' and ' endure' can replace ' stand' in the following sentence?

His feet are really stinky. I can't bear( endure or stand) the odour any more. It is gross.
  

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sun 94 Does ' bear' and ' endure' can replace ' stand' in the following sentence? Yes, you can replace them. to endure = to suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently to stand (up) = 1) to withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged 2) to be able to endure or tolerate(usually in negative sentences) to bear = 1) to endure (an ordeal or difficulty) 2) manage to tolerate a situation or experience(usually in negative sentences)

— Skif

  • sun 94 Does ' bear' and ' endure' can replace ' stand' in the following sentence?
  • Yes, you can replace them.
  • to endure = to suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently to stand (up) = 1) to withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged 2) to be able to endure or tolerate(usually in negative sentences) to bear = 1) to endure (an ordeal or difficulty) 2) manage to tolerate a situation or experience(usually in negative sentences)
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sun 94Does ' bear' and ' endure' can replace ' stand' in the following sentence?
Yes, you can replace them.

to endure = to suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently

to stand (up) = 1) to withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged 2) to be able to endure or tolerate(usually in negative sentences)

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Hi,

As skif said YES. It is possible.

Regards

Iman
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sun 94His feet are really stinky. I can't bear( endure or stand) the odour any more. It is gross.
The problem here is that "stinky" and "gross" are very casual, and "bear", "endure" and "odour" are much more formal. In this particular example, the best combination would be "His feet are really stinky. I can't stand the smell any more. It's gross."
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