suffer

CEFRB1

/ˈsʌfə/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To experience pain, difficulty, or loss.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To become worse.

Examples

  • All humanity will suffer if a nuclear war breaks out.

  • This city will suffer from an acute water shortage unless it rains soon.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To feel pain.

  2. To undergo hardship.

  3. To endure, undergo.

More examples

In context

  • It is man's lot to suffer.

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

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

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Origin

verb

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.