Meaning
To feel pain, sadness, or other bad things, often for a long time.
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Word origin
From Latin sufferre, meaning to carry from below, that is to bear a weight.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sufferre
- English cognates
- offer, suffering
Grammar
Examples
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"Suffer" often points to pain that lasts a long time.
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Here "suffer" means to have a hard, unhappy time.
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"Suffer from" is the pattern used with an illness.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 1: suffer, appreciate, beg and 7 more words.