suffer

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌfə/

The English word “suffer” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

To undergo hardship.
To feel pain.
To become worse.
To endure, undergo.
To allow.

Etymology

From Middle English suffren, from Anglo-Norman suffrir, from Latin sufferre (“to offer, hold up, bear, suffer”), from sub- (“up, under”) + ferō (“to carry”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). Displaced native Old English þrōwian.

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