Word that means suffer

страдать, терпеть, испытывать, вытерпеть, претерпевать, выстрадать, сносить

глагол

- страдать; испытывать, претерпевать

to suffer acutely — сильно /жестоко/ страдать
to suffer pain [thirst] — испытывать боль [жажду], страдать от боли [от жажды]
to suffer death — умереть
to suffer in silence — страдать молча
to suffer from smth. — страдать от чего-л.
to suffer from headaches [from rheumatism] — страдать от головных болей [от ревматизма], страдать /мучиться/ головными болями [ревматизмом]

- (обыкн. from) страдать каким-л. недостатком; пострадать, потерпеть

your reputation will suffer — ваша репутация пострадает
the country suffers from overpopulation — это государство страдает от перенаселения
his presentation of the play suffers from an over-close attention to details — его постановка пьесы страдает слишком пристальным вниманием к деталям

- испытывать (действие чего-л.); подвергаться (чему-л.)

to suffer losses — терпеть убытки; нести потери
to suffer heavily — сильно пострадать, понести большие потери (часто о материальном ущербе)
to suffer (heavy) damage — воен. получать (тяжёлые) повреждения
to suffer a defeat [a shipwreck] — (по)терпеть поражение [кораблекрушение]

- быть наказанным; пострадать (за что-л.); отбывать наказание (тж. to suffer a punishment)

to suffer for one’s carelessness — быть наказанным за свою беззаботность
the child suffered for his impudence — ребёнок был наказан за свою дерзость

- терпеть, сносить, выносить

to suffer smth., smb. — терпеть /выносить/ что-л., кого-л.
he could not suffer criticism — он не выносил критики
to suffer fools gladly — снисходительно относиться к людской глупости
I cannot suffer fools — я не терплю дураков

- претерпевать, подвергаться

to suffer change — претерпеть изменения

- книжн. позволять, дозволять, допускать

to suffer smb. to do smth. — позволить кому-л. сделать что-л.
to suffer smb. to come [to be taken away] — позволить кому-л. прийти [кого-л. увезти]

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Словосочетания

Примеры с переводом

I cannot suffer him.

Я его терпеть не могу.

He suffers from headaches.

Он страдает головными болями.

I hate to see a child suffer.

Терпеть не могу смотреть, как страдает ребёнок.

She is suffering from the hot weather.

Она страдает от жары / жаркой погоды.

He died instantly and did not suffer.

Он умер мгновенно и не страдал.

He began to suffer from dizzy spells.

Он начал страдать от приступов головокружения.

It was kinder to put the old dog away than to let him suffer.

Добрее было усыпить старую собаку, чем заставлять её страдать.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

She suffered a fracture in the accident

Many children suffer racial abuse at school.

I’m worried and my work is beginning to suffer.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

sufferance  — попустительство, терпение, молчаливое согласие, терпимость, терпеливость
sufferer  — страдалец, пострадавший, пострадавший
suffering  — страдание, страдающий
sufferable  — сносный, терпимый
sufism  — суфизм

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: suffer
he/she/it: suffers
ing ф. (present participle): suffering
2-я ф. (past tense): suffered
3-я ф. (past participle): suffered

transitive verb

1

a

: to submit to or be forced to endure

b

: to feel keenly : labor under

3

: to put up with especially as inevitable or unavoidable

4

: to allow especially by reason of indifference

the eagle suffers little birds to singWilliam Shakespeare

intransitive verb

1

: to endure death, pain, or distress

2

: to sustain loss or damage

3

: to be subject to disability or handicap

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for suffer



forced to bear a tragic loss

suffer often suggests acceptance or passivity rather than courage or patience in bearing.

endure implies continuing firm or resolute through trials and difficulties.



endured years of rejection

abide suggests acceptance without resistance or protest.



cannot abide their rudeness

tolerate suggests overcoming or successfully controlling an impulse to resist, avoid, or resent something injurious or distasteful.



refused to tolerate such treatment

stand emphasizes even more strongly the ability to bear without discomposure or flinching.

Example Sentences



He died instantly and did not suffer.



He suffered a heart attack and died instantly.



She suffered an injury during the game.



We suffered a great deal during the war.



I hate to see a child suffer.



She suffered through another one of their long visits.



The team suffered a defeat in the play-offs.



Their relationship suffered because of her work.

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Recent Examples on the Web

After suffering a five-game sweep against the Beavers last season, the Ducks enter the 2023 rivalry series primed for revenge.


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Durant missed 10 games with a left ankle sprain suffered on March 8 in a pregame workout.


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As dark as death can be — particularly for those suffering with grief — light and life are greater.


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As remediation continues, home sales in East Palestine will likely suffer for a while, Michael Stevens, board president for the Youngstown Columbiana Association of Realtors told the Canton Repository.


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But as manufacturers cut corners on fabric quality and labor in order to keep costs down and the end product suffers, now all anyone wants to buy is a winter coat that lasts.


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However, Corona, who his mother says is a straight-A student, suffered permanent brain damage and has a long road to recovery.


Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2023





The business membership and research group this week launched the Job Loss Risk Index, which estimates what industries could suffer the largest employment losses during a recession.


Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023





Crespo started sending mental-health surveys to students at the beginning of the pandemic, and the results spoke to the immensity of suffering in their community.


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Word History

Etymology

Middle English sufferen, suffren, borrowed from Anglo-French suffrir, going back to Vulgar Latin *sufferīre, re-formation of Latin sufferre «to submit to, endure,» from suf-, assimilated form of sub- sub- + ferre «to carry, bear» — more at bear entry 2

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler

The first known use of suffer was
in the 13th century

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  • 1
    suffer

    1) страда́ть; испы́тывать, претерпева́ть;

    2) терпе́ть, сноси́ть;

    3)

    уст.

    позволя́ть, дозволя́ть;

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > suffer

  • 2
    suffer

    Персональный Сократ > suffer

  • 3
    suffer

    suffer distress

    терпеть бедствие

    English-Russian aviation dictionary > suffer

  • 4
    suffer

    1. I

    2) his reputation has suffered его репутация и т.д. пострадала; 1 don’t want his good name to suffer я не хочу, чтобы пострадало /чтобы порочили/ его доброе имя; of all people, she was the one that suffered, and through no fault of her own из всех пострадала только она одна, да и то не по своей вине

    2. II

    1) suffer greatly сильно /очень/ и т.д. страдать /мучиться/; did you suffer much after your operation? вы очень мучались после операции?; they have not suffered in vain они страдали не напрасно; he knew how to suffer joyfully он умел стойко переносить страдания; suffer for some time the patient is still suffering больной все еще испытывает страдания, у больного продолжаются боли

    2) his reputation suffered greatly его репутация и т.д. сильно пострадала; the battalion suffered severely батальон понес большие потери

    3. III

    1) suffer smth. suffer pain испытывать боль и т.д.; suffer wrong страдать от несправедливости; suffer the pangs of conscience мучиться от укоров совести; are you suffering any pain? вы чувствуете какую-л. боль?, вам больно?; he can’t suffer much more pain он больше не выдержит /не вынесет/ боли; she suffered a great shock она перенесла тяжелый удар

    2) suffer smth. suffer losses понести потери и т.д.; suffer defeat потерпеть поражение; suffer change претерпеть изменение; these precious stones have suffered a depreciation эти драгоценные камни упали в цене

    3) suffer smth., smb. usually in the negative or interrogative suffer such conduct / he can’t suffer criticism он не терпит /не выносит/ критики; he will not suffer retort он не допускает никаких возражений; how can you suffer him? как вы можете его терпеть?

    4. IV

    suffer smb. in some manner usually in the negative or interrogative I do not suffer fools gladly я не выношу дураков

    5. VII

    suffer smb. to do smth. suffer them to come her to go, etc.) разрешать /позволять/ им прийти и т.д.; if 1 suffer you to be present you must remain silent если [уж] я разрешу вам присутствовать, [то] вы должны молчать; suffer smb., smth. to be done suffer them to be led away позволить их увести и т.д.; I will not suffer myself to be imposed upon я не позволю /не допущу/, чтобы на меня оказывали давление

    6. XVI

    1) suffer from smth. suffer from hunger страдать /мучиться/ от голода и т.д.; suffer from the thought that… страдать от мысли [о том], что…; the boy suffered much from rough schoolmates мальчик немало терпел от грубости своих школьных товарищей; suffer without food страдать /мучиться/ из-за отсутствия пищи и т.д.; suffer without complaints безропотно страдать /мучиться/ || we all have to suffer at some time in our lives всем нам когда-нибудь [в жизни] приходится страдать

    2) suffer from smth. suffer from the war the business suffered from lack of capital дело пострадало от отсутствия средств; schoolboys’ eyes have suffered much from the bad type and paper of those books от плохого шрифта и плохой бумаги у школьников резко ухудшилось зрение; suffer in smth. suffer in a storm пострадать во время бури; many passengers suffered in the accident многие пассажиры пострадали при катастрофе; suffer by smth. the magazine suffered by a change of editorship смена редактора привела к заметному ухудшению качества журнала; suffer because of smth. our work is suffering because of lack of experienced workers наша работа страдает из-за недостатка квалифицированных работников

    3) suffer for smth. suffer for one’s mistakes поплатиться /пострадать/ за свои ошибки и т.д.; you will suffer for your foolishness some day когда-нибудь ты поплатишься /будешь наказан/ за свою глупость; suffer for one’s country пострадать за свою страну и т.д.

    4) suffer from smth. suffer from rheumatism страдать ревматизмом и т.д.; he suffers from an aching tooth у него болит зуб; she suffered badly from headaches ее мучили головные боли; he suffers from a limp он хромает; he suffers from colds он часто болеет простудами, он легко простуживается; what illness is he suffering from? чем он болен?; he suffers from ill health у него слабое здоровье; he suffers from two weaknesses у него есть две слабости; he suffers from delusions of grandeur он одержим манией величия; he doesn’t suffer from shyness скромностью он не отличается /не блещет, не страдает/; people who do not suffer from stage fright люди, которые не боятся выступать перед аудиторией

    7. XXI1

    1) suffer smth. through smb., smth. I have suffered much loss through /because of/ him я понес из-за него большие убытки; suffer death for one’s crime поплатиться жизнью за свои преступления

    2) suffer smth. in smb. usually in the negative one cannot easily suffer ingratitude and treachery in a friend трудно мириться с неблагодарностью и предательством друга; suffer smth. for some time I shouldn’t suffer it for a moment я и минуты не потерплю такого

    8. XXII

    9. XXV

    suffer while… his business suffered while he was ill за время болезни его дела пришли в упадок /пошатнулись/

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > suffer

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    suffer

    1. v страдать; испытывать, претерпевать

    2. v испытывать; подвергаться

    3. v быть наказанным; пострадать; отбывать наказание

    4. v терпеть, сносить, выносить

    5. v претерпевать, подвергаться

    6. v книжн. позволять, дозволять, допускать

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. ail (verb) agonise; ail; droop; hurt; languish; sicken; writhe

    2. bear (verb) abide; accept; bear; brook; digest; endure; experience; feel; go; go through; have; know; lump; meet with; see; stand; stick out; stomach; support; sustain; swallow; sweat out; take; taste; undergo; withstand

    4. let (verb) admit; allow; grant; have; leave; let; permit; tolerate

    5. sorrow (verb) agonize; despair; grieve; lament; mourn; sorrow

    Антонимический ряд:

    reject; repel; repudiate; resist

    English-Russian base dictionary > suffer

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    suffer

    [ˈsʌfə]

    suffer страдать; испытывать, претерпевать; he suffers from headaches онстрадаетотголовныхболей; to suffer a loss потерпеть убыток suffer терпеть, сносить; I cannot suffer him я его не выношу; to suffer fools gladly терпимо относиться к дуракам suffer быть наказанным suffer испытывать suffer подвергаться наказанию suffer позволять, разрешать, допускать, соглашаться suffer позволять, дозволять; to suffer them to come позволить им прийти suffer пострадать suffer потерпеть, понести (убытки) suffer претерпевать suffer страдать; испытывать, претерпевать; he suffers from headaches онстрадаетотголовныхболей; to suffer a loss потерпеть убыток suffer страдать suffer терпеть, сносить; I cannot suffer him я его не выношу; to suffer fools gladly терпимо относиться к дуракам suffer терпеть, сносить; I cannot suffer him я его не выношу; to suffer fools gladly терпимо относиться к дуракам suffer позволять, дозволять; to suffer them to come позволить им прийти

    English-Russian short dictionary > suffer

  • 7
    suffer

    [ʹsʌfə]

    1. 1) страдать; испытывать, претерпевать

    to suffer acutely — сильно /жестоко/ страдать

    to suffer pain [thirst] — испытывать боль [жажду], страдать от боли [от жажды]

    to suffer from smth. — страдать от чего-л.

    to suffer from headaches [from rheumatism] — страдать от головных болей [от ревматизма], страдать /мучиться/ головными болями [ревматизмом]

    2) (

    from) страдать каким-л. недостатком; пострадать, потерпеть

    the country suffers from overpopulation — это государство страдает от перенаселения

    his presentation of the play suffers from an over-close attention to details — его постановка пьесы страдает слишком пристальным вниманием к деталям

    3) испытывать (); подвергаться ()

    to suffer losses — терпеть убытки; нести потери

    to suffer a defeat [a shipwreck] — (по)терпеть поражение [кораблекрушение]

    2. быть наказанным; пострадать (); отбывать наказание (

    to suffer a punishment)

    the child suffered for his impudence — ребёнок был наказан за свою дерзость

    3. 1) терпеть, сносить, выносить

    to suffer smth., smb. — терпеть /выносить/ что-л., кого-л.

    2) претерпевать, подвергаться

    4.

    позволять, дозволять, допускать

    to suffer smb. to do smth. — позволить кому-л. сделать что-л.

    to suffer smb. to come [to be taken away] — позволить кому-л. прийти [кого-л. увезти]

    НБАРС > suffer

  • 8
    suffer

    ˈsʌfə гл.
    1) страдать;
    испытывать, претерпевать to suffer from ≈ страдать от чего-л., страдать по какой-л. причине to suffer a loss ≈ потерпеть убыток Syn: endure, undergo
    2) дозволять, допускать, позволять, разрешать Syn: allow, permit
    3) сносить, терпеть I cannot suffer him. ≈ Я его не выношу.
    страдать;
    испытывать, претерпевать — to * acutely сильно /жестоко/ страдать — to * pain испытывать боль — to * death умереть — to * in silence страдать молча — to * from smth. страдать от чего-л. — to * from headaches страдать от головных болей, страдать /мучиться/ головными болями (обыкн. from) страдать каким-л. недостатком;
    пострадать, потерпеть — your reputation will * ваша репутация пострадает — the country *s from overpopulation это государство страдает от перенаселения — his presentation of the play *s from an over-close attention to details его постановка пьесы страдает слишком пристальным вниманием к деталям испытывать (действие чего-л.) ;
    подвергаться( чему-л.) — to * losses терпеть убытки;
    нести потери — to * heavily (военное) нести большие потери — to * (heavy) damage( военное) получать( тяжелые) повреждения — to * a defeat (по) терпеть поражение быть наказанным;
    пострадать (за что-л.) ;
    отбывать наказание (тж. to * a punishment) — to * for one’s carelessness быть наказанным за свою беззаботность — the child *ed for his impudence ребенок был наказан за свою дерзость терпеть, сносить, выносить — to * smth., smb. терпеть /выносить/ что-л., кого-л. — he could not * criticism он не выносил критики — to * fools gladly снисходительно относиться к людской глупости — I cannot * fools я не терплю дураков претерпевать, подвергаться — to * change претерпеть изменения( книжное) позволять, дозволять, допускать — to * smb. to do smth. позволить кому-л. сделать что-л. — to * smb. to come позволить кому-л. прийти
    ~ страдать;
    испытывать, претерпевать;
    he suffers from headaches онстрадаетотголовныхболей;
    to suffer a loss потерпеть убыток
    ~ терпеть, сносить;
    I cannot suffer him я его не выношу;
    to suffer fools gladly терпимо относиться к дуракам
    suffer быть наказанным ~ испытывать ~ подвергаться наказанию ~ позволять, разрешать, допускать, соглашаться ~ позволять, дозволять;
    to suffer them to come позволить им прийти ~ пострадать ~ потерпеть, понести (убытки) ~ претерпевать ~ страдать;
    испытывать, претерпевать;
    he suffers from headaches онстрадаетотголовныхболей;
    to suffer a loss потерпеть убыток ~ страдать ~ терпеть, сносить;
    I cannot suffer him я его не выношу;
    to suffer fools gladly терпимо относиться к дуракам
    ~ терпеть, сносить;
    I cannot suffer him я его не выношу;
    to suffer fools gladly терпимо относиться к дуракам
    ~ позволять, дозволять;
    to suffer them to come позволить им прийти

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > suffer

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    suffer

    v

    страдать; испытывать ; нести ; терпеть

    to suffer a defeat / setback — терпеть поражение / неудачу

    Politics english-russian dictionary > suffer

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    suffer

    2) потерпеть, понести

    3) позволять, разрешать, допускать, соглашаться; попустительствовать

    to suffer forfeiture — 1. быть приговорённым к конфискации имущества 2. лишиться льгот при отбывании заключения в исправительном учреждении;

    Англо-русский юридический словарь > suffer

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    suffer

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > suffer

  • 12
    suffer

    [‘sʌfə]

    v

    терпеть, претерпевать, страдать, испытывать

    suffer defeat


    — suffer losses
    — suffer from smth

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > suffer

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    suffer

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > suffer

  • 14
    suffer

    verb

    1) страдать; испытывать, претерпевать; he suffers from head aches он страдает от головных болей; to suffer a loss потерпеть убыток

    2) позволять, дозволять; to suffer them to come позволить им прийти

    3) терпеть, сносить; I cannot suffer him я его не выношу

    to suffer fools gladly терпимо относиться к дуракам

    * * *

    * * *

    * * *

    [suf·fer || ‘sʌfə(r)]
    страдать, выстрадать, испытывать, вытерпеть, претерпевать, потерпеть, терпеть, сносить, позволять, дозволять

    * * *

    дозволять

    изведать

    испытать

    испытывать

    позволять

    пострадать

    претерпевать

    сносить

    страдать

    терпеть

    * * *

    1) страдать
    2) дозволять
    3) сносить

    Новый англо-русский словарь > suffer

  • 15
    suffer

    [‘sʌfə]

    гл.

    1) страдать; испытывать, претерпевать

    He suffers from headaches. — Он страдает головными болями.

    Syn:

    2)

    ;

    книжн.

    дозволять, допускать, позволять, разрешать

    Syn:

    3) сносить, терпеть

    I cannot suffer him. — Я его терпеть не могу.

    Англо-русский современный словарь > suffer

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    suffer

    [‘sʌfə]

    v

    страдать, болеть; (по)страдать; (по)терпеть, претерпевать

    2000 самых употребительных английских слов > suffer

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    suffer

    претерпевать; испытывать воздействие

    English-Russian dictionary on nuclear energy > suffer

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    suffer

    [‘sʌfə]

    1) Общая лексика: бедствовать, быть наказанным, вытерпеть, дозволить, дозволять, допускать, испытать, испытывать, облагаться , отбывать наказание, переносить, позволить, позволять, понести, пострадать , потерпеть, претерпевать, претерпеть, снести, сносить, страдать, терпеть, выносить , терпеть , нести, подвергнуться, понести кару , терпеть

    4) Юридический термин: нести последствия , понести , попустительствовать, разрешать, соглашаться

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > suffer

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    suffer

    ˈsʌfəстрадать (от чего-л.), терпеть, испытывать

    Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов > suffer

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    suffer

    Англо-русский технический словарь > suffer

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  • Suffer — Suf fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffering}.] [OE. suffren, soffren, OF. sufrir, sofrir, F. souffrir, (assumed) LL. sofferire, for L. sufferre; sub under + ferre to bear, akin to E. bear. See {Bear} to support.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suffer — Studioalbum von Bad Religion Veröffentlichung 1988 Label Epitaph Records Format …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • suffer — I (permit) verb abide, accede, accept, acquiesce, allow, assent, authorize, be reconciled, be resigned, bear with, brook, comply, concede, consent, empower, give consent, give leave, give permission, grant, grant permission, indulge, let, license …   Law dictionary

  • Suffer — Suf fer, v. i. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] O well for him whose will is strong! He suffers, but he will not suffer… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suffer — Álbum de estudio de Bad Religion Publicación 1 de noviembre de 1988 Grabación abril de 1988, en Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California Género(s) Punk rock …   Wikipedia Español

  • suffer — [suf′ər] vt. [ME suffren < Anglo Fr suffrir < OFr sofrir < VL * sufferire, for L sufferre, to undergo, endure < sub ,SUB + ferre, to BEAR1] 1. to undergo (something painful or unpleasant, as injury, grief, a loss, etc.); be afflicted… …   English World dictionary

  • Suffer — est le 3e album de Bad Religion, sorti en 1988 chez Epitaph. Liste des morceaux « You Are (The Government) » « 1000 More Fools » « How Much Is Enough? » « When? » « Give You Nothing » « Land… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • suffer — [v1] be in pain ache, agonize, ail, be affected, be at disadvantage, be convulsed, be handicapped, be impaired, be racked, be wounded, brave, complain of, deteriorate, droop, endure, experience, fall off, feel wretched, flag, get, go through,… …   New thesaurus

  • suffer — ► VERB 1) experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant). 2) (suffer from) be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment). 3) become or appear worse in quality. 4) archaic tolerate. 5) archaic allow (someone) to do something.… …   English terms dictionary

  • suffer — early 13c., to be made to undergo, endure (pain, death, punishment, judgment, grief), from Anglo Fr. suffrir, from O.Fr. sufrir, from V.L. *sufferire, variant of L. sufferre to bear, undergo, endure, carry or put under, from sub up, under (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • suffer — 1 *bear, endure, abide, tolerate, stand, brook Analogous words: accept, *receive, admit: *yield, submit, bow 2 *experience, undergo, sustain Analogous words: submit, succumb, defer, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

Other forms: suffered; suffering; suffers

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. You can even describe something that becomes worse using the word suffer, like when someone’s grades suffer during soccer season. The root of suffer is the Latin word sufferre, to bear, undergo, or endure. That’s why someone who doesn’t suffer fools gladly won’t put up with nonsense.

Definitions of suffer

  1. verb

    undergo or be subjected to

    “He
    suffered the penalty”

    “Many saints
    suffered martyrdom”

    synonyms:

    endure

  2. verb

    undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

    “She
    suffered a fracture in the accident”

    synonyms:

    get, have, sustain

    have

    suffer from; be ill with

    see moresee less

    types:

    show 5 types…
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    break down, collapse

    collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

    cramp

    suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle

    break up, collapse, crack, crack up, crock up

    suffer a nervous breakdown

    drop like flies

    rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers

    fall over, go over

    fall forward and down

    type of:

    experience, get, have, receive

    go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

  3. suffer a terrible fate”

    synonyms:

    meet

  4. verb

    feel pain or be in pain

  5. verb

    experience (emotional) pain

    Synonyms:

    abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, support, tolerate

    put up with something or somebody unpleasant

  6. verb

    feel unwell or uncomfortable

    “She is
    suffering from the hot weather”

    see moresee less

    types:

    freeze

    be cold

    swelter

    be uncomfortably hot

    type of:

    be

    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

  7. verb

    put up with something or somebody unpleasant

    synonyms:

    abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, support, tolerate

  8. “She
    suffers from a tendency to talk too much”

  9. “His grades
    suffered

    Synonyms:

    lose

    be set at a disadvantage

  10. verb

    be set at a disadvantage

    “This author really
    suffers in translation”

    synonyms:

    lose

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suf·fer

 (sŭf′ər)

v. suf·fered, suf·fer·ing, suf·fers

v.intr.

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. To appear at a disadvantage: «He suffers by comparison with his greater contemporary» (Albert C. Baugh).

v.tr.

1.

a. To experience, undergo, or feel (something painful, injurious, or unpleasant): suffer a heart attack; suffer a debilitating illness; suffer pain.

b. To undergo or be subjected to (a negative experience or development): a team that suffered a defeat; a species that suffered a decline in population; a business that suffered huge losses.

2.

a. To put up with; tolerate: She does not suffer fools easily. See Synonyms at endure.

b. To permit; allow: «They were not suffered to aspire to so exalted a position as that of streetcar conductor» (Edmund S. Morgan).


[Middle English suffren, from Old French sufrir, from Vulgar Latin *sufferīre, from Latin sufferre : sub-, sub- + ferre, to carry; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]


suf′fer·er n.

suf′fer·ing·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

suffer

(ˈsʌfə)

vb

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.

5. (tr) archaic to permit (someone to do something): suffer the little children to come unto me.

6. suffer from

a. to be ill with, esp recurrently

b. to be given to: he suffers from a tendency to exaggerate.

[C13: from Old French soffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- + ferre to bear]

ˈsufferer n

Usage: It is better to avoid using the words suffer and sufferer in relation to chronic illness or disability. They may be considered demeaning and disempowering. Suitable alternative are have, experience, be diagnosed with

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

suf•fer

(ˈsʌf ər)

v.i.

1. to undergo or feel pain or great distress.

2. to sustain injury, disadvantage, or loss.

3. to endure or be afflicted with something temporarily or chronically: to suffer with a cold; to suffer from parkinsonism.

4. to undergo a penalty, as of death.

v.t.

5. to undergo, be subjected to, or endure (pain, distress, injury, loss, or anything unpleasant).

6. to undergo or experience (any action, process, or condition): to suffer change.

7. to tolerate or allow: I do not suffer fools gladly.

[1200–50; < Latin sufferre=suf- suf- + ferre to bear1]

suf′fer•a•ble, adj.

suf′fer•a•bly, adv.

suf′fer•er, n.

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

suffer

  • impatient — Meaning «not able to bear or suffer,» based on Latin pati, «to suffer.»
  • compatible — Its base is Latin compati, «suffer with.»
  • harrow, harrowing — To harrow is to wound the feelings or cause to suffer—which gives us harrowing.
  • suffer — To suffer something is, etymologically, to «hold or sustain it from underneath,» from Latin sufferre, «sustain.»

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

suffer

put up withstandbear

1. ‘suffer’

You can say that someone suffers pain or an unpleasant experience.

He suffered a lot of discomfort.

Young suffered imprisonment and intimidation.

2. ‘put up with’

You do not use ‘suffer’ to say that someone tolerates an unpleasant person. You say that they put up with the person.

The local people have to put up with gaping tourists.

3. ‘stand’ and ‘bear’

If you do not like someone at all, you do not say that you ‘can’t suffer’ them. You say that you can’t stand them or can’t bear them.

She said she couldn’t stand him.

I can’t bear kids.

Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012

suffer

Past participle: suffered
Gerund: suffering

Imperative
suffer
suffer
Present
I suffer
you suffer
he/she/it suffers
we suffer
you suffer
they suffer
Preterite
I suffered
you suffered
he/she/it suffered
we suffered
you suffered
they suffered
Present Continuous
I am suffering
you are suffering
he/she/it is suffering
we are suffering
you are suffering
they are suffering
Present Perfect
I have suffered
you have suffered
he/she/it has suffered
we have suffered
you have suffered
they have suffered
Past Continuous
I was suffering
you were suffering
he/she/it was suffering
we were suffering
you were suffering
they were suffering
Past Perfect
I had suffered
you had suffered
he/she/it had suffered
we had suffered
you had suffered
they had suffered
Future
I will suffer
you will suffer
he/she/it will suffer
we will suffer
you will suffer
they will suffer
Future Perfect
I will have suffered
you will have suffered
he/she/it will have suffered
we will have suffered
you will have suffered
they will have suffered
Future Continuous
I will be suffering
you will be suffering
he/she/it will be suffering
we will be suffering
you will be suffering
they will be suffering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been suffering
you have been suffering
he/she/it has been suffering
we have been suffering
you have been suffering
they have been suffering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been suffering
you will have been suffering
he/she/it will have been suffering
we will have been suffering
you will have been suffering
they will have been suffering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been suffering
you had been suffering
he/she/it had been suffering
we had been suffering
you had been suffering
they had been suffering
Conditional
I would suffer
you would suffer
he/she/it would suffer
we would suffer
you would suffer
they would suffer
Past Conditional
I would have suffered
you would have suffered
he/she/it would have suffered
we would have suffered
you would have suffered
they would have suffered

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb 1. suffer — undergo or be subjected to; «He suffered the penalty»; «Many saints suffered martyrdom»

endure

tolerate — have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; «The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him»

die — suffer or face the pain of death; «Martyrs may die every day for their faith»

experience, go through, see — go or live through; «We had many trials to go through»; «he saw action in Viet Nam»

enjoy — have for one’s benefit; «The industry enjoyed a boom»

2. suffer — 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»

sustain, have, get

collapse, break down — collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

cramp — suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle

have — suffer from; be ill with; «She has arthritis»

crack up, crock up, collapse, break up, crack — suffer a nervous breakdown

experience, have, receive, get — go through (mental or physical states or experiences); «get an idea»; «experience vertigo»; «get nauseous»; «receive injuries»; «have a feeling»

3. suffer — experience (emotional) pain; «Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers»

brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, suffer, put up, stand, support — 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»

feel, experience — undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; «She felt resentful»; «He felt regret»

agonise, agonize — suffer agony or anguish

anguish — suffer great pains or distress

lose — suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; «She lost her husband in the war»; «The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her»

grieve, sorrow — feel grief

4. suffer - put up with something or somebody unpleasantsuffer — 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»

brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, put up, stand, support

live with, swallow, accept — tolerate or accommodate oneself to; «I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions»; «I swallowed the insult»; «She has learned to live with her husband’s little idiosyncrasies»

hold still for, stand for — tolerate or bear; «I won’t stand for this kind of behavior!»

bear up — endure cheerfully; «She bore up under the enormous strain»

take lying down — suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; «I won’t take this insult lying down»

take a joke — listen to a joke at one’s own expense; «Can’t you take a joke?»

sit out — endure to the end

pay — bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; «You’ll pay for this!»; «She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly»; «You’ll pay for this opinion later»

countenance, permit, allow, let — consent to, give permission; «She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband»; «I won’t let the police search her basement»; «I cannot allow you to see your exam»

suffer — experience (emotional) pain; «Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers»

5. suffer — get worse; «His grades suffered»

decline, worsen — grow worse; «Conditions in the slum worsened»

lose, suffer — be set at a disadvantage; «This author really suffers in translation»

6. suffer — feel pain or be in pain

hurt

have — suffer from; be ill with; «She has arthritis»

choke, gag, strangle, suffocate — struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; «he swallowed a fishbone and gagged»

ail — be ill or unwell

famish, starve, hunger — be hungry; go without food; «Let’s eat—I’m starving!»

be — have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); «John is rich»; «This is not a good answer»

be well — be healthy; feel good; «She has not been well lately»

7. suffer - feel physical painsuffer — feel physical pain; «Were you hurting after the accident?»

ache, hurt

perceive, comprehend — to become aware of through the senses; «I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon»

catch, get — suffer from the receipt of; «She will catch hell for this behavior!»

twinge — feel a sudden sharp, local pain

twinge, prick, sting — cause a stinging pain; «The needle pricked his skin»

kill — be the source of great pain for; «These new shoes are killing me!»

8. suffer — feel unwell or uncomfortable; «She is suffering from the hot weather»

freeze — be cold; «I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on»

swelter — be uncomfortably hot

be — have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); «John is rich»; «This is not a good answer»

9. suffer — be given to; «She suffers from a tendency to talk too much»

be given, incline, tend, lean, run — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; «She tends to be nervous before her lectures»; «These dresses run small»; «He inclined to corpulence»

10. suffer — undergo or suffer; «meet a violent death»; «suffer a terrible fate»

meet

experience, go through, see — go or live through; «We had many trials to go through»; «he saw action in Viet Nam»

11. suffer — be set at a disadvantage; «This author really suffers in translation»

lose

decline, worsen — grow worse; «Conditions in the slum worsened»

suffer — get worse; «His grades suffered»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

suffer

verb

1. be in pain, hurt, ache, be racked, have a bad time, go through a lot (informal), go through the mill (informal), feel wretched Can you assure me that my father is not suffering?

2. be affected, have trouble with, be afflicted, be troubled with I realized he was suffering from shock.

5. tolerate, stand, put up with (informal), support, bear, endure, brook, hack (Brit. informal), abide She doesn’t suffer fools gladly and, in her view, most people are fools.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

suffer

verb

1. To feel, show, or express grief:

2. To participate in or partake of personally:

3. To put up with:

abide, accept, bear, brook, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand.

Idioms: take it, take it lying down.

4. To neither forbid nor prevent:

The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

يتألَّم، يُعانييَتَحَمَّل الخَسائِريُعانييُعانِييُهْمَل، يُعاني

trpěttrpět nautrpětzanedbat

lidelide aflide skade

suferi

kärsiäkestääkituaollapotea

patiti

szenvedelszenvedkárt vall

gjalda fyrir; verîa fyrir vanræksluòjástòjást afverîa fyrir, bíîa

被る我慢する掛かる罹患する苦しむ

괴로워하다

būti kamuojamamkentėjimaskentėtikęstinukentėti

būt atstātam novārtāciestslimot ar

suferi

trpieťutrpieťzanedbať

trpeti

lidalida av

ทนทุกข์ทรมาน

chịu đựng

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

suffer

[ˈsʌfər]

vt [+ pain, headaches, strain] → souffrir de; [+ heart attack] → faire; [+ shock] → subir; [+ setback, losses, defeat, hardship] → subir
to suffer the same fate → subir le même sort

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

suffer

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

suffer

(ˈsafə) verb

1. to undergo, endure or bear pain, misery etc. He suffered terrible pain from his injuries; The crash killed him instantly – he didn’t suffer at all; I’ll make you suffer for this insolence.

2. to undergo or experience. The army suffered enormous losses.

3. to be neglected. I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn’t let your work suffer.

4. (with from) to have or to have often (a particular illness etc). She suffers from stomach-aches.

ˈsuffering noun

(a feeling of) pain or misery. The shortage of food caused widespread suffering; She keeps complaining about her sufferings.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

suffer

يُعانِي trpět lide leiden υποφέρω sufrir kärsiä souffrir patiti soffrire 被る 괴로워하다 lijden lide znieść sofrer страдать lida av ทนทุกข์ทรมาน acı çekmek chịu đựng 遭受

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

suffer

v. sufrir, padecer;

to ___ frompadecer de.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

  • I suffer from travel sickness (US)
    I get travel-sick (UK)
  • I suffer from vertigo
  • I suffer from asthma
  • I suffer from arthritis

Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

suffer

vi sufrir; to — from padecer; She suffers from arthritis..Ella padece artritis.

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

suffer — перевод на русский

/ˈsʌfə/

The reason I want to be a doctor is because I don’t believe people should suffer, but I’d love to see Frankie get his ass kicked.

Причина по которой я хочу стать врачом в том, что я верю что люди не должны страдать. Но я хотел бы посмотреть как Френки надерут задницу. Всё готово.

Now all those people in Clarkesville are gonna suffer because of me.

Теперь все эти люди в Кларксвилле будут страдать из-за меня.

— No, all those people are not suffering ’cause of you.

Нет, все эти люди не будут страдать из-за тебя. Инстинкты тебя не подвели.

You made me suffer so.

Ты заставил меня страдать.

That someone who’s incapable of being loved can suffer too.

Что кто-то, сам неспособный любить, тоже может страдать.

Показать ещё примеры для «страдать»…

I’m sorry for shouting at you everyday. I’m sorry for getting angry at you. I said I wanted to give you happiness, but I made you undergo so much suffering.

что постоянно кричу… что злюсь. а причинил только страдания.

Musashi tastes both suffering and discord.

Миямото Мусаси познал вкус страдания и душевного раздора.

As if the poisoner was attempting to minimize the dog’s suffering.

Словно отравитель пытался свести к минимуму страдания собаки.

I couldn’t stand to see her suffer.

Я не мог равнодушно видеть её страдания.

And if they try and raise their voices against it, you calm them by telling them their suffering is the will of God.

А если они пытаются возвысить голос, тогда вы успокаиваете их, говоря, что их страдания угодны Богу.

Показать ещё примеры для «страдания»…

If it ain’t, I’ve been doing a lot of suffering for the wrong party.

Если это не так, то я сильно пострадал в неравной схватке.

I didn’t only earn it, but I have even suffered!

А я не только трудился, я даже пострадал на этом деле.

For me it’s like getting a clear order from those who’ve suffered.

Для меня это как получить чёткий приказ от тех, кто уже пострадал.

It’s only right that you should suffer proper.

Это всего лишь справедливо, чтобы ты как следует пострадал сам.

— You didn’t suffer that much!

Ты от этого нисколько не пострадал!

Показать ещё примеры для «пострадал»…

Oh, I don’t want to suffer.

Я не хочу мучиться.

Ravic, promise I won’t suffer.

Равик, пообещай мне, что я не буду мучиться.

What have I done to suffer like this?

Что плохого я сделал, чтобы столько мучиться?

Instead of suffering so, go to Narayama.

Чем так мучиться — ступай на Нараяму.

It’s tragic that some people must suffer due to this long-winded development.

Это ужасно, что некоторым приходится мучиться из-за этого медленного развития.

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Howard Cole was an extrovert, who suffered from a regressive libido… an Oedipus complex, schizophrenia… and an extremely low sales resistance.

Говард Коул — экстраверт, страдающий от подавляемого либидо, Эдипова комплекса, шизофрении И крайне низкой сопротивляемостью к спонтанным покупкам

A man suffering severe psychic disorders, afflicted with a genetic retardation and an alcoholic father.

Человек, страдающий психическим расстройством, сопряженным с генетическим отклонением и папашей алкоголиком.

suffering, that’s what it is.

страдающий кот.

It’s Suffering Succotash by a neck… over Yabba-Dabba-Do, Ain’t I a Stinker, and That’s All Folks.

Страдающий Сакоташ за Яба-даба-ду. На два корпуса отстает Вонючка и Вот и все.

May I remind you that I am, in a way, your patient, who’s suffering from an unknown and obviously debilitating condition.

Хочу напомнить, что я в каком-то смысле ваш пациент, страдающий от неизвестной, и очевидно, ослабляющей силы болезни.

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…suffer fools gladly.

…охотно терпеть неразумных.

Suffer fools gladly.

Охотно терпеть неразумных.

St Paul tells us to suffer fools gladly but sometimes I find it impossible to do.

Святой Павел наказал нам охотно терпеть неразумных, но иногда я убеждаюсь, что это невозможно.

Suffer an hour, live for an age.

Час терпеть а век жить

do not survive. An end to our suffering in sight.

Не горюй, терпеть нам осталось недолго.

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After great suffering, I’m afraid.

Боюсь, ее мучения были ужасны.

You didn’t take any suffering for them.

Ты за них мучения не принимала.

Why prolong that suffering?

Зачем продлевать мучения?

I don’t like suffering.

Не люблю мучения.

— Does the pain and suffering leave me.

— Да отпустят меня боль и мучения.

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What is exactly the truth about your death that makes you endure so much suffering?

Что же произошло? Было ли тебе больно?

I’m suffering and I just hate it.

Мне больно, а я это просто ненавижу.

Don’t worry, you suffer because you’re alive.

Не волнуйся, тебе больно, значит, жива.

She will suffer, but not as much as with the truth.

Конечно, ей будет больно, но это самый лучший исход!

— Undo what you’ve done. How could you have suffered them to come here?

Ты думаешь, им не больно видеть тебя?

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When Mr. Rawitch acts, someone has to suffer.

— А это всегда кончается плохо.

No wonder his school work was suffering.

Теперь понятно почему он стал так плохо учиться.

— Are you suffering, Mr Alexis?

— Вам плохо, Месье Алекси?

Look, if the fitting’s not right, my acting suffers a lot.

Послушайте, если костюм плохо будет сидеть, это плохо отразится на моей игре.

Are you suffering?

Вам плохо?

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His whole system’s suffered a tremendous shock.

Весь его организм перенес страшный шок.

There is not one of us who would not gladly suffer death… to rid this country of the Romans once and for all.

нет ни одного среди нас, кто бы с радостью не перенес смерть… чтобы избавить эту страну от римлян раз и навсегда.

Besides, he suffered an illness during the battle.

Помимо этого, в боевом походе он перенес тяжелый недуг.

Severe emotional disturbance suffered by Agent Stevens after revelation.

Впоследствии агент Стивенс перенёс нервное расстройство.

Leonard Trimble’s mission was not to kill his enemies, but to shatter their lives, to keep them alive, to suffer the pain he felt,

Леонард Тримбл не хотел убивать своих врагов, он желал разрушить их жизнь, оставив в живых, чтобы заставить их почувствовать ту боль, что перенес он сам, ..

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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.

to endure pain, disability, death, etc., patiently or willingly.

verb (used with object)

to undergo, be subjected to, or endure (pain, distress, injury, loss, or anything unpleasant): to suffer the pangs of conscience.

to undergo or experience (any action, process, or condition): to suffer change.

to tolerate or allow: I do not suffer fools gladly.

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Origin of suffer

1200–50; Middle English suff(e)ren<Latin sufferre, equivalent to suf-suf- + ferre to bear1; compare Old French sofrir<Vulgar Latin *sufferīre

OTHER WORDS FROM suffer

suf·fer·a·ble, adjectivesuf·fer·a·ble·ness, nounsuf·fer·a·bly, adverbsuf·fer·er, noun

non·suf·fer·a·ble, adjectivenon·suf·fer·a·ble·ness, nounnon·suf·fer·a·bly, adverboutsuffer, verb (used with object)pre·suf·fer, verbun·suf·fer·a·ble, adjectiveun·suf·fer·a·ble·ness, nounun·suf·fer·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby suffer

Suez, Suez Canal, Suez Canal crisis, suf-, suff., suffer, sufferable, sufferance, suffer fools gladly, suffering, Suffern

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Words related to suffer

deteriorate, endure, experience, get, go through, hurt, undergo, accept, bleed, encounter, feel, have, know, receive, see, support, sustain, take, ache, agonize

How to use suffer in a sentence

  • If we were to laugh, it would never be at the expense of anyone who was suffering.

  • I’ve suffered from lower-back problems for years, and I’m so tight that I scream out loud when I try to touch my toes.

  • Let’s say you’re suffering from deep depression, and you call a doctor’s office.

  • If you’re someone whose extremities suffer in the cold, think about investing in hand warmers.

  • We have been suffering a lot, so we need people to work with us, with our language translated for us.

  • I suffer from no delusion that the justice system treats black and white equally.

  • How does it happen that citizens of modest means suffer as public sector unions gain?

  • “One-third of South Asians and more than half of all Sub-Saharan Africans suffer from malnutrition or undernutrition,” he writes.

  • The birds are debeaked, suffer ulcers, and terrible feet conditions.

  • He was instructed several times to abuse the kids, he says, or he would suffer the abuse.

  • We suffer, nearly all of us, from a lack of quantitative grasp and from an imperfect grasp of form.

  • My mother opposed her vow to his; not to suffer her child to leave her, till the time of her being professed.

  • They will try to compel you to confession; and, though you are blameless, you will suffer the cruelest ordeal of transgression.

  • Is there any earthly father who would allow his children to suffer as God allows Man to suffer?

  • In that case, Valerie, you shall suffer no constraint; you shall continue here as you have done.

British Dictionary definitions for suffer


verb

to undergo or be subjected to (pain, punishment, etc)

(tr) to undergo or experience (anything)to suffer a change of management

(intr) to be set at a disadvantagethis author suffers in translation

to be prepared to endure (pain, death, etc)he suffers for the cause of freedom

(tr) archaic to permit (someone to do something)suffer the little children to come unto me

suffer from

  1. to be ill with, esp recurrently
  2. to be given tohe suffers from a tendency to exaggerate

Derived forms of suffer

sufferer, noun

Word Origin for suffer

C13: from Old French soffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- + ferre to bear

usage for suffer

It is better to avoid using the words suffer and sufferer in relation to chronic illness or disability. They may be considered demeaning and disempowering. Suitable alternative are have, experience, be diagnosed with

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Other Idioms and Phrases with suffer


see not suffer fools gladly.

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUFFER

From Old French soffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- + ferre to bear.

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUFFER

Suffer is a verb.

WHAT DOES SUFFER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Suffer

To suffer is to undergo suffering. Suffer may also refer to: ▪ Suffer, by Bad Religion ▪ «Suffer», a song by The Smashing Pumpkins from their album Gish ▪ «Suffer», a song by Suicide Silence from their album No Time to Bleed ▪ A legal term of art that means «to allow» ▪ «Suffer», a song by Staind from their album Break The Cycle ▪ «Suffer», a song by Stone Sour from Come What May


Definition of suffer in the English dictionary

The first definition of suffer in the dictionary is to undergo or be subjected to. Other definition of suffer is to undergo or experience. Suffer is also to be set at a disadvantage.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUFFER

PRESENT

Present

I suffer

you suffer

he/she/it suffers

we suffer

you suffer

they suffer

Present continuous

I am suffering

you are suffering

he/she/it is suffering

we are suffering

you are suffering

they are suffering

Present perfect

I have suffered

you have suffered

he/she/it has suffered

we have suffered

you have suffered

they have suffered

Present perfect continuous

I have been suffering

you have been suffering

he/she/it has been suffering

we have been suffering

you have been suffering

they have been suffering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I suffered

you suffered

he/she/it suffered

we suffered

you suffered

they suffered

Past continuous

I was suffering

you were suffering

he/she/it was suffering

we were suffering

you were suffering

they were suffering

Past perfect

I had suffered

you had suffered

he/she/it had suffered

we had suffered

you had suffered

they had suffered

Past perfect continuous

I had been suffering

you had been suffering

he/she/it had been suffering

we had been suffering

you had been suffering

they had been suffering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will suffer

you will suffer

he/she/it will suffer

we will suffer

you will suffer

they will suffer

Future continuous

I will be suffering

you will be suffering

he/she/it will be suffering

we will be suffering

you will be suffering

they will be suffering

Future perfect

I will have suffered

you will have suffered

he/she/it will have suffered

we will have suffered

you will have suffered

they will have suffered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been suffering

you will have been suffering

he/she/it will have been suffering

we will have been suffering

you will have been suffering

they will have been suffering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would suffer

you would suffer

he/she/it would suffer

we would suffer

you would suffer

they would suffer

Conditional continuous

I would be suffering

you would be suffering

he/she/it would be suffering

we would be suffering

you would be suffering

they would be suffering

Conditional perfect

I would have suffer

you would have suffer

he/she/it would have suffer

we would have suffer

you would have suffer

they would have suffer

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been suffering

you would have been suffering

he/she/it would have been suffering

we would have been suffering

you would have been suffering

they would have been suffering

Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you suffer
we let´s suffer
you suffer

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Present Participle

suffering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUFFER

Synonyms and antonyms of suffer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «SUFFER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «suffer» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «suffer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUFFER

Find out the translation of suffer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of suffer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suffer» in English.

Translator English — Chinese


遭受

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English — Spanish


sufrir

570 millions of speakers

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suffer

510 millions of speakers

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पीड़ित

380 millions of speakers

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يُعانِي

280 millions of speakers

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страдать

278 millions of speakers

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sofrer

270 millions of speakers

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ভোগা

260 millions of speakers

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souffrir

220 millions of speakers

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Menderita

190 millions of speakers

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leiden

180 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese


被る

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean


괴로워하다

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese


Nandhang sangsara

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese


chịu đựng

80 millions of speakers

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பாதிக்கப்படுகிகிறது

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Marathi


त्रस्त

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Turkish


acı çekmek

70 millions of speakers

Translator English — Italian


soffrire

65 millions of speakers

Translator English — Polish


znieść

50 millions of speakers

Translator English — Ukrainian


страждати

40 millions of speakers

Translator English — Romanian


a suferi

30 millions of speakers

Translator English — Greek


υποφέρω

15 millions of speakers

Translator English — Afrikaans


ly

14 millions of speakers

Translator English — Swedish


lida av

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian


lide

5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of suffer

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUFFER»

The term «suffer» is very widely used and occupies the 8.166 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUFFER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about suffer

10 QUOTES WITH «SUFFER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word suffer.

Women will no longer be silent when they suffer injustices against them.

Everyone is different. We all suffer from the disease of being human. There are a thousand cures but no antidotes.

Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth.

Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to look at Haiti from a psychological perspective. Most of the elite suffer from psychogenic amnesia. That means it’s not organic amnesia, such as damage caused by brain injury. It’s just a matter of psychology.

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.

I’m a triathlete. Running is when I do my best living and my best thinking. I love the discipline, pushing yourself to suffer as much as you can, because it leads to a form of redemption.

What offends me the most when I hear criticisms about this so-called Africa bias is how quick we are to focus on the words and propaganda of a few powerful, influential individuals, and to forget about the millions of anonymous people who suffer from their crimes.

I had an immense advantage over many others dealing with the problem inasmuch as I had no fixed ideas derived from long-established practice to control and bias my mind, and did not suffer from the general belief that whatever is, is right.

It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer.

Fairness has not been enhanced by the tax code, but lobbyists have been made rich, politicians have been re-elected, and the economy has been made to suffer.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUFFER»

Discover the use of suffer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suffer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

1

Why Do Good People Suffer?: Guidance and Hope for Those Who …

“Why me?” This is the universal question that haunts most of us when faced with a seemingly unanswerable problem or situation, or when we are struck with a long-suffering incurable disease.

A Christian Theology of God and Suffering

Thomas Gerard Weinandy, 2000

3

Suffer the Little Children: The Inside Story of Ireland’s …

Pages of newsprint were devoted to the issues raised by the series, and on the 11th of May, the airdate of the final segment of the trilogy, the Taoiseach issued an historic apology on behalf of the state to the victims of child abuse …

Mary Raftery, Eoin O’Sullivan, 2002

4

Forever Will You Suffer

Not a good idea. Because Abigail’s great at holding a grudge, some of her best friends are demons, and she’s dedicated to keeping a promise she made to Rick long, long ago. “Forever will I remember; forever will you suffer.”

5

Suffer in Silence: A Novel of Navy SEAL Training

A gripping novel of men training to become Navy SEALs who are pushed to their physical and mental limits—and what happens when those thresholds are crossed It’s the pivotal test faced by every Navy SEAL: one hundred twenty sleepless …

The book explores where suffering came from and the role of evil in the world, using recent examples such as 9/11 and the Asian Tsunami with which a contemporary audience can connect.

7

Suffer the Little Children

Tells the true story of the crimes of abuser, murderer, and child molester Jesse James Cummings.

The children are disappearing, one by one. An evil history is repeating itself. And one strange, terrified child has ended her silence with a scream that began a hundred years ago. From the Paperback edition.

Somehow she must learn to survive the daily perversions . . . but how can Zoey survive? How could anyone? Somewhere between ecstasy and pain — learn to SUFFER THE FLESH.

10

Suffer and be Still: Women in the Victorian Age

Essayists examine the social and economic position of Victorian women and their late-nineteenth-century struggles for social and political rights

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUFFER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suffer is used in the context of the following news items.

Why Greece’s Lenders Need to Suffer

There is definitive proof, for anyone willing to look, that Greece is not solely or even primarily responsible for its own financial crisis. The proof is not especially … «New York Times, Jul 15»

Boys suffer second degree sunburns at day care, says mom

(CNN) Two Oklahoma boys are in the hospital recuperating from burns after their mother said their day care took them to a splash park and let them play with no … «CNN, Jul 15»

Cybersecurity job market to suffer severe workforce shortage

The shortage of experienced cybersecurity talent may explain why a cybersecurity software engineer earns more than a CSO. «CSO Online, Jul 15»

Animals can suffer, too — and here is how we know

And it is these unpleasant feelings that cause the suffering we humans associate with pain. The science of suffering is well documented in the book of the same … «Raw Story, Jul 15»

‘London and devolved regions most likely to suffer in next wave of …

But the respected City consultancy warned that all regions will suffer at least some damaging impact, pointing to a widespread dip in regional growth rates next … «Yorkshire Post, Jun 15»

Europe wants Greece to suffer: The truth about the never-ending …

Europe wants Greece to suffer: The truth about the never-ending financial crisis & the cult of extreme austerity. Greece’s financial nightmare has lasted five years … «Salon, Jun 15»

Emerging markets suffer biggest weekly outflow in 7 years

Emerging market funds have suffered their biggest outflows since the financial crisis this week, as investors pulled billions of dollars from Chinese equities. «Financial Times, Jun 15»

Suffer the children

Bolivia’s ombudsman reported that 34% of girls suffered sexual abuse before age 18. Studies suggest that up to 36% of Latin American adult women suffer … «The Economist, May 15»

CA Green Stickers All But Gone; Will Plug-In Hybrid Sales Suffer

All good things must come to an end, and so it is with the green stickers that give plug-in hybrid drivers access to California’s freeway carpool lanes with just one … «Green Car Reports, May 15»

It’s Like The Story Of Job: Ebola Survivors Who Continue To Suffer

His mother named him Moses, but the story of Moses Lasana over the past year unfolds more like the story of Job: Adversity follows tragedy only to be topped off … «NPR, May 15»

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WordReference English-Russian Dictionary © 2023:

Главные переводы
английский русский
suffer⇒ vi (undergo pain or hardship) страдать несов
    пострадать сов
  She suffered for years while married to him.
  Она страдала все годы замужества с ним.

Collins Russian Dictionary 2nd Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2000, 1997:

suffer [ˈsʌfər]
vt (hardship etc) переноси́ть*(перенести́*perf)
(pain, rudeness) страда́ть (impf) от +gen

vi (person, results etc) страда́ть (пострада́ть perf)

to suffer from (illness etc) страда́ть (impf) +instr

to suffer the effects of alcohol/a fall страда́ть (пострада́ть perf) от возде́йствия алкого́ля/от после́дствий паде́ния

* is used to mark translations which have irregular inflections. The Russian-English side of the dictionary gives inflectional information.

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