Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive)To undergo hardship.

    Many artists suffer before becoming famous.

    leiden

    страда́тьstradátʹ, му́чатьсяmúčatʹsja

    стражда́тиstraždáty, му́читисяmúčytysja, терпі́тиterpíty

    undergo or be subjected to

  2. (intransitive)To feel pain.

    At least he didn't suffer when he died in the car crash.

    leiden

    страда́тьstradátʹ, му́чатьсяmúčatʹsja

    стражда́тиstraždáty, му́читисяmúčytysja

    be in pain

  3. (intransitive)To become worse.

    If you keep partying like this, your school-work will suffer.

    страда́тьstradátʹ, пострада́тьpostradátʹ

    get worse in quality

  4. (transitive)To endure, undergo.

    I've been suffering your insults for years.

    We hope you never have to suffer the same pain.

    erleiden

    выде́рживатьvydérživatʹ, вы́держатьvýderžatʹ, выноси́тьvynosítʹ

    undergo or suffer

  5. (archaic, transitive)To allow.

    дозволя́тьdozvoljátʹ

    дозволятиdozvoljaty

Examples

1535 sentences
  1. He suffered from a bad cold.

    Він страждав від сильної застуди.

    deEr litt an einer schlimmen Erkältung.

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  2. She's suffering from a serious disease.

    Вона серйозно хвора.

    ruОна страдает из-за тяжёлого заболевания.

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  3. Tom didn't want Mary to suffer.

    Том не хотів, щоб Мері страждала.

    ruТом не хотел, чтобы Мэри страдала.

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  4. I didn't want Tom to suffer.

    Я не хотів, щоб Том страждав.

    ruЯ не хотел, чтобы Том страдал.

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  5. He is suffering from a bad cold.

    Він потерпає від сильної застуди.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
undergo hardship:
(archaic in English) to allow:
Русский
By meaning 4
undergo hardship:
become worse:
to endure, undergo:
(archaic in English) to allow:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
undergo hardship:
to endure, undergo:

Origin

From Middle English suffren, from Anglo-Norman suffrir, from Latin sufferre (“to offer, ho

From Middle English suffren, from Anglo-Norman suffrir, from Latin sufferre (“to offer, hold up, bear, suffer”), from sub- (“up, under”) + ferō (“to carry”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). Displaced native Old English þrōwian.

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Forms

suffers, suffering, suffered, suffered
Base formsuffer · to suffer
3rd person singularsuffers
Present participlesuffering
Past simplesuffered
Past participlesuffered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysuffer
he, she, itsuffers

Past simpleLesson

all personssuffered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave suffered
he, she, ithas suffered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill suffer

Synonyms

82 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

24 related words

Collocations

8 patterns
  • is suffering from
  • suffering from a
  • suffered minor injuries
  • suffered a lot
  • suffers from headaches
  • suffered minor
  • suffered enough
  • still suffering

See also

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