Tolerable (adj) of a quality that is acceptable, although certainly not good - tạm được by Media Learning English published on 2017-06-30T12:15:13Z #tolerable adjective UK /ˈtɒl.ər.ə.bəl/ US /ˈtɑː.lɚ.ə.bəl/ . of a quality that is acceptable, although certainly not good: At their best the conditions in these prisons are barely tolerable. For me it's friendships that make life tolerable.