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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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The meaning of SUFFER is to submit to or be forced to endure. How to use suffer in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Suffer.
SUFFER definition: 1. to experience physical or mental pain: 2. to experience or show the effects of something bad…. Learn more.
Definition of suffer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (used with object) to undergo, be subjected to, or endure (pain, distress, injury, loss, or anything unpleasant): to suffer the pangs of conscience. Synonyms: sustain. to undergo or experience (any action, process, or condition): to suffer change. to tolerate or allow: I do not suffer fools gladly. Synonyms: abide, stand, stomach.
1. to undergo (something painful or unpleasant, as injury, grief, a loss, etc.); be afflicted with. 2. to undergo or experience (any process, esp. change) 3. to allow; permit; tolerate. 4. to bear up under; endure. now chiefly in negative constructions.
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 undergo or be subjected to (pain, punishment, etc) 2. (tr) to undergo or experience (anything): to suffer a change of management. 3. (intr) to be set at a disadvantage: this author suffers in translation. 4. to be prepared to endure (pain, death, etc): he suffers for the cause of freedom.
