What does suffer mean?
Definitions for suffer
ˈsʌf ərsuf·fer
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word suffer.
Princeton's WordNet
suffer, endureverb
undergo or be subjected to
"He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
suffer, sustain, have, getverb
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
"She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
sufferverb
experience (emotional) pain
"Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put upverb
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
"I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
sufferverb
get worse
"His grades suffered"
suffer, hurtverb
feel pain or be in pain
hurt, ache, sufferverb
feel physical pain
"Were you hurting after the accident?"
sufferverb
feel unwell or uncomfortable
"She is suffering from the hot weather"
sufferverb
be given to
"She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
suffer, meetverb
undergo or suffer
"meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
suffer, loseverb
be set at a disadvantage
"This author really suffers in translation"
Wiktionary
sufferverb
To undergo hardship.
Etymology: From suffren, from suffrir, from suffero, from sub- + fero, from bʰer-.
sufferverb
To feel pain.
At least he didn't suffer when he died in the car crash.
Etymology: From suffren, from suffrir, from suffero, from sub- + fero, from bʰer-.
sufferverb
To have a disease or condition.
He's suffering from the flu this week.
Etymology: From suffren, from suffrir, from suffero, from sub- + fero, from bʰer-.
sufferverb
To become worse.
If you keep partying like this, your school-work will suffer.
Etymology: From suffren, from suffrir, from suffero, from sub- + fero, from bʰer-.
sufferverb
To endure, undergo.
Etymology: From suffren, from suffrir, from suffero, from sub- + fero, from bʰer-.
sufferverb
To allow.
Etymology: From suffren, from suffrir, from suffero, from sub- + fero, from bʰer-.
Webster Dictionary
Sufferverb
to feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind
Sufferverb
to endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under
Sufferverb
to undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage
Sufferverb
to allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate
Sufferverb
to feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer with anxiety
Sufferverb
to undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the penalty of death
Sufferverb
to be injured; to sustain loss or damage
Freebase
Suffer
Suffer is the third album by American punk rock band Bad Religion, released on the Californian independent record label Epitaph Records on September 8, 1988. It was the first album that was both released and distributed by the label. Following the release of the EP Back to the Known, Bad Religion went on a temporary hiatus, then reunited with its original members and went to work on its first full-length studio album in five years. Although Suffer was not charted in Billboard, it has been cited by some critics as one of the most important punk rock albums of all time. After its release, Suffer quickly became Epitaph Records' best seller and was the label's best-selling album for a number of years, until the release of The Offspring's 1994 highly acclaimed album Smash. A plethora of third-wave punk bands cite this album as a major inspiration; NOFX's Fat Mike has called it "the record that changed everything."
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Suffer
suf′ėr, v.t. to undergo: to endure: to be affected by: to permit.—v.i. to feel pain or punishment: to sustain loss: to be injured.—adj. Suff′erable, that may be suffered: allowable.—n. Suff′erableness.—adv. Suff′erably.—ns. Suff′erance, state of suffering: endurance: permission: toleration; Suff′erer; Suff′ering, distress, loss, or injury. [L. sufferre—sub, under, ferre, to bear.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'suffer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2968
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'suffer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2712
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'suffer' in Verbs Frequency: #182
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of suffer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of suffer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of suffer in a Sentence
If you define amnesty as he does, as citizenship, yes he fought that, if you define it as allowing people who came here illegally not to suffer the consequences of illegal entry, which by law should be deportation, he did not oppose that. It is very clear that he supported it and as you showed last night and has been shown in many, many pieces of evidence.
My advice would be to follow medical advice to contain the virus, if we can take some pressure off the economy, fine, but my primary focus is to make sure the virus is contained and defeated. And we're just going to have to suffer through the economic consequences.
The Philippine regional court:
There is extreme urgency to issue a temporary restraining order to the petitioner to prevent grave and irreparable injury and damages because their claim that they suffer less or low incomes and earnings is found to be persuasive.
Knowing what Lori and Alex were going through with these people that were talking about the end of the world, and knowing how Lori was — and Lori talked about death a lot actually, talked about the next life, how great the next life is and how it's going to be perfect and how her kids won't have to suffer in the next life, i thought, 'If they're good, Lori, you tell me where these kids are,'.
If you anticipate punishment and don’t receive it, you will have suffered nonetheless; however, expect punishment and you will suffer twice; once in anticipation and second, when it’s delivered.
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- عانى, تألمArabic
- patir, empitjorar, sofrirCatalan, Valencian
- trpětCzech
- dioddefWelsh
- lideDanish
- erleiden, leidenGerman
- βασανίζομαι, πάσχω, επιτρέπω, υποφέρω, εγκαρτερώ, δεινοπαθώ, υπομένωGreek
- suferiEsperanto
- padecer, empeorar, sufrirSpanish
- hyväksyä, olla, kärsiä, potea, sietää, kitua, kestääFinnish
- supporter, souffrir, endurer, pâtirFrench
- soufriHaitian Creole
- szenvedHungarian
- subire, penare, patire, lasciare, soffrireItalian
- 我慢する, 掛かる, 苦しむ, 罹患する, 被るJapanese
- 괴로와Korean
- patior, aggravorLatin
- sirgtiLithuanian
- ngahi, kōharihariMāori
- lijdenDutch
- lide, forverreNorwegian
- doświadczać, cierpiećPolish
- sofrer, piorarPortuguese
- llakiyQuechua
- patir, pitir, piteirRomansh
- suferiRomanian
- страдать, мучаться, дозволятьRussian
- patire, sunfriri, sufrire, sufriri, sunfrire, patiriSardinian
- trpetiSlovene
- lida, låta, tillåtaSwedish
- tesekaSwahili
- elem çekecek, elem çekmek, çekmek, beter olmak, hastalikli, hasta olmakTurkish
- cảm thấy đau, đau khổVietnamese
- 苦Chinese
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