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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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SUFFERED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of suffer 2. to experience physical or mental pain: 3. to…. Learn more.
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.
1. a. : to submit to or be forced to endure. suffer martyrdom. b. : to feel keenly : labor under. suffer thirst. 2. : undergo, experience. 3. : to put up with especially as inevitable or unavoidable. 4. : to allow especially by reason of indifference. the eagle suffers little birds to sing William Shakespeare. intransitive verb. 1.
Definition of suffer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
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.
