suffer

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsʌfə/, SAMPA: /"sVf@/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsʌfɚ/, SAMPA: /"sVf@`/

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• Hyphenation: su‧ffer

Verb

Plain form suffer

Third-person singular suffers

Past tense suffered

Past participle suffered

Present participle suffering

1. (intransitive) When you suffer, you have pain or sadness, or otherwise feel very bad.
   • Synonyms: hurt and pain

   The wound caused him to suffer greatly.

   Hunger can make you suffer a lot.

2. (intransitive) (usually used before from) If you suffer from a sickness or problem, you have that sickness or problem.

   She suffered from mental illness for years.

   We're suffering from a lack of money right now.