Definition
Supported, approved, or accepted something; gave permission or encouragement to an action or idea.
Etymology
From 'countenance' (Old French 'contenance', from Latin 'continentia' meaning bearing or conduct), which evolved from meaning 'face' or 'expression' to meaning 'approval' or 'support'—your face shows your approval.
Kelly Says
The shift from 'face' to 'approval' is beautiful—if you don't show disapproval on your face, you're tacitly accepting something, so 'countenancing' something came to mean 'allowing it to happen'!
Translations
BNবাংলা
স্বীকার করেছিল
swee-ka-ar ko-re-ch-il
CACatalà
Ha acceptat
a ak-sep-tat
CSČeština
toleroval
to-le-ro-val
DADansk
godkendte
go-d-ken-de
DEDeutsch
erlaubte
er-laube-te
ELΕλληνικά
επέτρεψε
e-pe-trepse
ESEspañol
permitió
pe-r-mi-toh
FAفارسی
قبول کرد
qab-ul kard
FISuomi
suostyi
suo-s-tyi
FRFrançais
a consenti
a kon-san-tee
HIहिन्दी
स्वीकार किया
svee-kaar kee-ya
HUMagyar
megerősítette
me-ger-os-si-te-de
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengizinkan
men-gi-zan-kan
ITItaliano
ha tollerato
a to-le-ra-to
JA日本語
容認した
you-nin-shi-ta
KO한국어
묵인했습니다
muk-in-ham-ni-da
MSBahasa Melayu
mengizinkan
men-gi-zan-kan
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်
ly-shauk
NLNederlands
aangenaam
an-na-am
PLPolski
tolerował
to-le-ro-wal
PTPortuguês
permitiu
pe-r-mi-too
RORomână
a tolerat
a to-le-ra-t
RUРусский
позволил
pozvolil
SVSvenska
godtog
go-d-tog
TAதமிழ்
ஒப்புக்கொண்டார்
o-ppu-ko-kon-da-ar
TEతెలుగు
అనుమతి
anu-ma-ti
TLTL
Pinapayagan
pi-na-pa-ya-gan
TRTürkçe
kabul etti
ka-bul et-ti
UKУкраїнська
дозволив
do-zvo-liv
URاردو
قبول کیا
qab-ul kee-ya
VITiếng Việt
Cho phép
cho-phep
ZUZU
Ukusebenza
u-ku-se-ben-za