suffer
Verbs
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(v) undergo or be subjected to
- He suffered the penalty
- Many saints suffered martyrdom
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(v) undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- She suffered a fracture in the accident
- He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
- She got a bruise on her leg
- He got his arm broken in the scuffle
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(v) experience (emotional) pain
- Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers
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(v) put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
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(v) get worse
- His grades suffered
- (v) feel pain or be in pain hurt,
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(v) feel physical pain
- Were you hurting after the accident?
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(v) feel unwell or uncomfortable
- She is suffering from the hot weather
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(v) be given to
- She suffers from a tendency to talk too much
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(v) undergo or suffer
- meet a violent death
- suffer a terrible fate
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(v) be set at a disadvantage
- This author really suffers in translation