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Grammar : Verb
Spell : suhf-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌf ər



Definition of suffer

Origin :
  • early 13c., "to be made to undergo, endure" (pain, death, punishment, judgment, grief), from Anglo-French suffrir, Old French sufrir, from Vulgar Latin *sufferire, variant of Latin sufferre "to bear, undergo, endure, carry or put under," from sub "up, under" (see sub-) + ferre "to carry" (see infer).
  • Replaced Old English þolian, þrowian. Meaning "to meekly submit to hardship" is from late 13c. That of "to undergo" (distress, suffering, etc.) is mid-14c. Meaning "to tolerate, allow" something to occur or continue is recorded from mid-13c. Related: Suffered; suffering.
  • verb be in pain
  • verb endure, permit
Example sentences :
  • But here, run away with my pen, I suffer my mother to be angry with me on her own account.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • If we permit our economy to drift and decline, the vulnerable will suffer most.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • In a land of healing miracles, neighbors must not suffer and die unattended.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • And yet if I suffer it can only be with what I may call a curative suffering.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • He must suffer more, must lose more, must pay more with happiness for his folly.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Perhaps, some other he might have let suffer in his stead—not her!
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • While Shakespeare was in London he allowed his wife to suffer the extremes of poverty.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • Children are often obliged to suffer for the sins of their parents.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • She must not be sacrificed to policy or ambition, and she must not be left to suffer from the dread of it.
  • Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
  • Do not put any stumbling-block in your path which will make you suffer later on.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

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