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- pronunciation:
- suh
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
suffers, suffering, suffered |
| definition 1: |
When people suffer, they feel a lot of pain, or their life is very hard or sad.
People suffer when they don't have enough food to eat.Nicole and her mom saw a cat lying on the sidewalk. They saw that it was suffering, so they took it to the animal shelter.- synonyms:
- hurt
- similar words:
- ache, pay, trouble
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| definition 2: |
When something suffers, it means that it is harmed or hurt in some way.
The plants suffered during the extremely cold winter.Her skating performance suffered for many months after her injury.The old restaurant suffered when customers started to go to the new restaurant.- synonyms:
- deteriorate
- antonyms:
- benefit
- similar words:
- decline, lose
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| definition 3: |
If you suffer from headaches, it means you get headaches and you have pain or a hard time because of it. If you suffer from a disease, it means you have that disease.
Many young children suffer from earaches. |
| definition 4: |
When you suffer a bad thing, it means that it happens to you. You go through it.
Mrs. Garcia suffered the loss of her husband during the war.- synonyms:
- endure, experience
- similar words:
- accept, bear, encounter, tolerate
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| related words: |
brave, experience, get, receive, stand, swallow |
| derivations: |
sufferable (adj.), sufferably (adv.), sufferer (n.) |
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