suffer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: suffer	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for suffer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suffer v undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" Synonym(s): suffer, endure Antonym(s): enjoy 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" Synonym(s): suffer, sustain, have, get experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" 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" Synonym(s): digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up get worse; "His grades suffered" feel pain or be in pain Synonym(s): suffer, hurt Antonym(s): be well feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" Synonym(s): hurt, ache, suffer feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather" be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much" undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" Synonym(s): suffer, meet be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation" Synonym(s): suffer, lose
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suffer \Suf"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffering}.] [OE. suffren, soffren, OF. sufrir, sofrir, F. souffrir, (assumed) LL. sofferire, for L. sufferre; sub under + ferre to bear, akin to E. bear. See {Bear} to support.] 1. To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind. 2. To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under. Our spirit and strength entire, Strongly to suffer and support our pains. --Milton. 3. To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage. If your more ponderous and settled project May suffer alteration. --Shak. 4. To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate. Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. --Lev. xix. 17. I suffer them to enter and possess. --Milton. Syn: To permit; bear; endure; support; sustain; allow; admit; tolerate. See {Permit}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suffer \Suf"fer\, v. i. 1. To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer with anxiety. O well for him whose will is strong! He suffers, but he will not suffer long. --Tennyson. 2. To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the penalty of death. The father was first condemned to suffer upon a day appointed, and the son afterwards the day following. --Clarendon. 3. To be injured; to sustain loss or damage. Public business suffers by private infirmities. --Sir W. Temple.