toleraverunt

Toleraverunt is a Latin verb form meaning “they endured” or “they tolerated.” It is the perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural, of the verb tolerare. Tolerare belongs to the first conjugation; its principal parts are tolero, tolerare, toleravi, toleratus. The perfect stem is toleraver-, and the ending -unt marks the 3rd person plural in the perfect active system. In translation, toleraverunt signals a completed action in the past.

Usage and nuance: Toleraverunt expresses that a group carried through or bore some hardship, annoyance, or inconvenience. The sense can range from physical endurance to forbearance or toleration of a situation, depending on context. It is not used to mean “to allow” (that sense is conveyed by permittere); tolerare generally implies bearing what is encountered rather than granting permission. In narrative or historical writing, toleraverunt is common for recounting past events or acts of endurance by groups such as soldiers, citizens, or communities. It often appears with direct objects or with circumstantial context indicating the nature of the hardship endured.

Related forms and etymology: Toleraverunt derives from tolerare, from the Latin root toler- “to bear” or “to endure.” The present participle tolerans and related adjectives in Latin derive from the same root, and cognate terms appear in many Romance languages and in English through tolerance, tolerant, and related words.