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- Dictionarysuffer/ˈsʌfə/
verb
- 1. experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant): "he suffered intense pain" Similar
- 2. tolerate: archaic "he severely reprimanded him for his conduct thus far, and declared to him that he would suffer it no longer" Similar
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to experience or show the effects of something bad: [ T ] About 50,000 bicyclists suffer serious head injuries each year. [ T ] Block’s own farm has suffered large financial setbacks. [ I ] If you and your husband have jobs in different cities, your marriage is likely to suffer.
The meaning of SUFFER is to submit to or be forced to endure. How to use suffer in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Suffer.
Definition of suffer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The verb suffer means to feel pain or something equally unpleasant. You'd probably do anything you could to be sure your beloved cat didn't suffer when she got old and sick. You can suffer from the pain of a broken leg, but you can also suffer from shyness, regret, poverty, or any number of unpleasant things.
1. To feel pain or distress; sustain injury or harm: suffer from arthritis; made the people suffer for their disloyalty. 2. a. To have a specified shortcoming or weakness: writing that suffers from poor organization. b. To sustain a loss, setback, or decline in effectiveness; become worse: When morale drops, the company's performance suffers. c.
verb (used without object) to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering. to sustain injury, disadvantage, or loss: One's health suffers from overwork. The business suffers from lack of capital. to undergo a penalty, as of death: The traitor was made to suffer on the gallows.
SUFFER definition: 1. to experience pain or unpleasant emotions: 2. to have an illness or other health problem: 3…. Learn more.
