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Word: Suffer
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ‘from below’ + ferre ‘to bear’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsʌfə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant)
Short Definition:experience or be subjected to
Examples:- he suffered intense pain
- he'd suffered a great deal since his arrest
Definition:
tolerate
Short Definition:tolerate
Examples:- he severely reprimanded him for his conduct thus far, and declared to him that he would suffer it no longer
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