Suffer - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
Many saints suffered martyrdom
- get worse
- feel physical pain (syn: ache, hurt)
- feel unwell or uncomfortable
Extra examples
He died instantly and did not suffer.
He suffered a heart attack and died instantly.
She suffered an injury during the game.
We suffered a great deal during the war.
I hate to see a child suffer.
She suffered through another one of their long visits.
The team suffered a defeat in the play-offs.
Their relationship suffered because of her work.
He suffers from headaches.
I cannot suffer him.
At least he died suddenly and didn't suffer.
She's suffering a lot of pain.
I'm suffering from a bad back.
Mary's suffering from ill health at the moment.
London employers were suffering from a desperate shortage of school-leavers.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: suffer
he/she/it: suffers
present participle: suffering
past tense: suffered
past participle: suffered
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