Suffer Suffering I Suffered Asthma Verb Bre ˈsʌfə(R

• i hate to see animals suffering.
• he suffers from asthma.
• road accident victims suffering from shock
• many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.

suffer

1. to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sadness, a lack of something, etc.
• I hate to see animals suffering.
• He suffers from asthma.
• road accident victims suffering from shock
• Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.
• He made a rash decision and now he is suffering for it.
2. to experience something unpleasant, such as injury, defeat or loss
• He suffered a massive heart attack.
• The party suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election.
• The company suffered huge losses in the last financial year.
3. to become worse
• His school work is suffering because of family problems.
4. to have very little patience with people that you think are stupid
• She was a forceful personality who didn't suffer fools gladly.

Extra Examples

• I played tennis yesterday and I know I shall suffer for it today.
• I’m sorry that you have to suffer alone like this.
• No child deserves to suffer for a parent’s mistakes.
• Poor families suffer disproportionately from asthma.
• Premature babies are more likely to suffer from breathing difficulties in childhood.
• She suffers from asthma.
• They were just expected to suffer in silence.
• This area suffered very badly in the storms.
• Thousands of children in the world today suffer needlessly.
• people suffering under repressive regimes

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they suffer
• he / she / it suffers
• past simple suffered
• past participle suffered
• -ing form suffering

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ‘from below’ + ferre ‘to bear’.