suffer - Longman Dictionary

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsuffersuf‧fer /ˈsʌfə $ -ər/ ○○○ S1 W1 verb 1 pain [intransitive, transitive]SUFFER to experience physical ... suffer Wordfamily (noun) sufferersufferingsufferance (adjective) insufferable (verb) suffer (adverb) insufferablyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishsuffersuf‧fer/ˈsʌfə$-ər/●●●S1W1verb    1pain[intransitive,transitive]SUFFERtoexperiencephysicalormentalpain  Atleasthediedsuddenlyanddidn’tsuffer.  She’ssufferingalotofpain.2disease/medicalcondition[intransitive]tohaveaparticulardiseaseormedicalcondition,especiallyforalongtimesufferfrom  Craigsuffersfromararebonedisease.  Thewritersufferedfromillhealthformostofhislife.RegisterIneverydayEnglish,peopleusuallysaythatsomeonehasamedicalcondition,ratherthansuffersfromit:Bothherchildrenhaveasthma.3badexperience/situation[intransitive,transitive]LOSEAGAME,COMPETITION,ORWARifsomeonesuffersanunpleasantordifficultexperience,orisinadifficultsituation,ithappenstothemortheyexperienceitsufferfrom  Londonemployersweresufferingfromadesperateshortageofschool-leavers.  Mostofushavesufferedtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.  InJune1667,EnglandsufferedahumiliatingdefeatbytheDutch.sufferloss/damage/injury  Theyareunlikelytosufferanyfurtherlossofbusiness.  Hesufferedheadinjuriesinthecrash.  Amanwhosufferedseriousbraindamageduringanoperationissuingthehospital.  Smallbusinesseshavesufferedfinanciallyduringtherecession. 4becomeworse[intransitive]WORSEtobecomeworseinqualitybecauseabadsituationisaffectingsomethingorbecausenobodyistakingcareofitOPPbenefit  Safetymightsufferifcostsarecut.  I’mworriedandmyworkisbeginningtosuffer.5→notsufferfoolsgladlyGrammar•Yousufferfromanillness,disease,orcondition:Heissufferingfrompneumonia.Shesuffersfromanxiety.✗Don’tsay:Heissufferingpneumonia.|Shesuffersanxiety.•Yousufferinjury,loss,damage,orpain:Hesufferedterribleinjuries.COLLOCATIONS–Meaning2:tohaveaparticulardiseaseormedicalcondition,especiallyforalongtimenounssufferaninjuryTenpeoplesufferedminorinjuries.sufferaheartattack/strokeHediedaftersufferingamassiveheartattack.sufferdamageTheU.S.shipsufferednodamage.sufferadefeatTheteamhasnowsufferedfivesuccessivedefeats.sufferasetbackHerpreparationsfortheOlympicGamessufferedasetbackwhensheinjuredherlegduringtraining.sufferablow(=experienceasituationoreventthatcausesdifficultyorsadness)Thegovernmentsufferedanotherblowwhenareportclaimedthatstandardsineducationwerefalling.sufferalossBothcompanieshavesufferedheavyfinanciallosses.sufferaproblemResearchshowsthatchildrenofalcoholicparentsaremorelikelytosufferproblemsinadulthood.suffertheconsequencesIftheycannotlearntoadapt,theywillsuffertheconsequences.adverbssufferbadly/greatlyThetownhadsufferedbadlyinthewar.sufferfinanciallyThemuseumsufferedfinanciallyunderhisadministration.→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpussuffer•Whenhismothercaughthimcheatingshereallymadehimsuffer.•Iwouldhatetoseetheanimalssuffer.•Borders,47,whowasinfaircondition,sufferedaconcussionandswellingtotherightarmandlefteye.•Annestillsuffersalotofpaininherleg.•Februarygasolinesufferedasharperdecline,down1.83centsat58.65centsagallon.•BadweathertookmoreofatollinourcommunityandDerekBrown'sfamilysufferedatragedyduringonebadwinter.•Mygradessufferedasaresultofhavingtoworkmorehours.•Hisschoolworksufferedbecausehewascontinuallyworriedabouthismother.•Smallbusinesseshavesufferedfinanciallyduringtherecession.•Ishouldn'thavedrunkallthatwine-I'llsufferforittomorrowmorning.•Allovertheworld,peoplearesufferingfortheirpoliticalorreligiousbeliefs.•Capitalistsaresmartenoughnottosufferfrommoneyillusion.•Twohundredmillionpeopleworldwidesufferfromparasiticdiseases.•Specialconsiderations:therewasnoindicationthattheappellantwassufferingfrompsychiatricdisorder.•SchizophreniawasnotawordItossedaroundaboutClarisa,thoughIknewthatwaswhatshesufferedfrom.•Theferrylinedeniedthatsafetywouldsufferifcostswerecut.•Ifyoutelllies,itisyouwhowillsufferintheend.•Inallwars,it'sinnocentcivilianswhosuffermost.•Herhusband,alawyer,sufferedprofessionallyforhavingtoleavetheofficeearlyeverynight.•Hardestysufferedsevereburnstohisfaceandbody.•IwantedtomakeyousufferthewayIwassuffering.•Childrenalwayssufferwhentheirparentsgetdivorced.sufferedtheconsequences•Apple,however,keptatightgriponitstechnologyandsufferedtheconsequences.•Somearenot,andwhenwehavefoundthem,theyhavesufferedtheconsequences.•Theywererefused,ofcourse,andsufferedtheconsequences.•Buttheyneverthelesspeacefullysufferedtheconsequencesoftheiraction-theejectionfromtheirfellowships.Originsuffer(1100-1200)OldFrenchsouffrir,fromVulgarLatinsufferire,fromLatinsufferre,fromsub-(→ SUB-)+ferre“tobear” Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Moreresults notsufferfoolsgladly bear/take/sufferetcthebruntofsomething Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Hair&beauty Drugculture Policies Cleaning Seealltopics Wordoftheday punctuationmark asign,suchasacommaorquestionmark,usedtodivideapieceofwritingintosentences,phrasesetc VerbtablesufferPresentI,you,we,theysufferhe,she,itsuffers >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theysufferedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavesufferedhe,she,ithassufferedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadsufferedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillsufferFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavesuffered >ViewLess PresentIamsufferinghe,she,itissuffering >ViewMore you,we,theyaresufferingPastI,he,she,itwassufferingyou,we,theyweresufferingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeensufferinghe,she,ithasbeensufferingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeensufferingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbesufferingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeensuffering >ViewLess