- 1. v. t. 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. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. 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. Source: opted
- 4. v. t. To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate. Source: opted
- 5. v. i. 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. Source: opted
- 6. v. i. To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the penalty of death. Source: opted
- 7. v. i. To be injured; to sustain loss or damage. Source: opted
- 8. v. undergo or be subjected to Source: wordnet
- 9. v. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) Source: wordnet
- 10. v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant Source: wordnet
- 11. v. get worse in quality Source: wordnet
- 12. v. be in pain Source: wordnet
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