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English verb: suffer | |||
| 1. | suffer (perception) undergo or be subjected to | ||
| Samples | He suffered the penalty. Many saints suffered martyrdom. | ||
| Synonyms | endure | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience, go through, see | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | die, tolerate | ||
| Antonyms | enjoy | ||
| 2. | suffer (body) undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | get, have, sustain | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience, get, have, receive | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break down, break up, collapse, collapse, crack, crack up, cramp, crock up | ||
| Verb group | have | ||
| 3. | suffer (emotion) experience (emotional) pain | ||
| Samples | Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue suffer | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience, feel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | agonise, agonize, anguish, grieve, lose, sorrow | ||
| Verb group | abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | ||
| 4. | suffer (cognition) put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot suffer Sue | ||
| Synonyms | abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, support, tolerate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | allow, countenance, let, permit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accept, bear up, hold still for, live with, pay, sit out, stand for, swallow, take a joke, take lying down | ||
| Verb group | suffer | ||
| 5. | suffer (change) get worse | ||
| Samples | His grades suffered. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, worsen | ||
| Verb group | lose, suffer | ||
| 6. | suffer (body) feel pain or be in pain | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue suffer | ||
| Synonyms | hurt | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ail, choke, famish, gag, have, hunger, starve, strangle, suffocate | ||
| Antonyms | be well | ||
| 7. | suffer (perception) feel physical pain | ||
| Samples | Were you hurting after the accident?. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue suffer | ||
| Synonyms | ache, hurt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comprehend, perceive | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | catch, get, kill, prick, sting, twinge, twinge | ||
| 8. | suffer (body) feel unwell or uncomfortable | ||
| Samples | She is suffering from the hot weather. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | freeze, swelter | ||
| 9. | suffer (stative) be given to | ||
| Samples | She suffers from a tendency to talk too much. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be given, incline, lean, run, tend | ||
| 10. | suffer (perception) undergo or suffer | ||
| Samples | Meet a violent death. Suffer a terrible fate. | ||
| Synonyms | meet | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience, go through, see | ||
| 11. | suffer (change) be set at a disadvantage | ||
| Samples | This author really suffers in translation. | ||
| Synonyms | lose | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, worsen | ||
| Verb group | suffer | ||
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