be bearable
Frequency: 8.015.1 per million words
Used to describe a state or situation that can be tolerated.
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- The heat is barely bearable today without air conditioning.
- His constant complaining was almost no longer bearable.
- With these new measures, the workload will be bearable.
- The situation has been bearable so far, but it's getting worse.
- The long commute could be bearable if I had good music to listen to.
- If the toothache is not bearable, you must see a dentist.
- The loss of his job was only bearable because he had saved some money.
- Is the noise from the neighbors bearable enough to study?
- For many, life in the refugee camp was hardly bearable.
- The bitter cold of winter in this region is just bearable with a good coat.