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- [suhf-er]
- /ˈsʌf ər/
- /ˈsʌfə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhf-er]
- /ˈsʌf ər/
Definitions of suffer word
- verb without object suffer to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering. 1
- verb without object suffer to sustain injury, disadvantage, or loss: One's health suffers from overwork. The business suffers from lack of capital. 1
- verb without object suffer to undergo a penalty, as of death: The traitor was made to suffer on the gallows. 1
- verb without object suffer to endure pain, disability, death, etc., patiently or willingly. 1
- verb with object suffer to undergo, be subjected to, or endure (pain, distress, injury, loss, or anything unpleasant): to suffer the pangs of conscience. 1
- verb with object suffer to undergo or experience (any action, process, or condition): to suffer change. 1
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Origin of suffer
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English suff(e)ren < Latin sufferre, equivalent to suf- suf- + ferre to bear1; compare Old French sofrir < Vulgar Latin *sufferīre
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Parts of speech for Suffer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
suffer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
suffer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for suffer
verb suffer
- abide — to tolerate; put up with
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- ache — If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
- admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
adj suffer
- insupportable — not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.
Top questions with suffer
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- what does suffer mean?
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- celebrities who suffer from depression?
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- how many americans suffer from mental illness?
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- blessed are those who suffer?
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