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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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     2. To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to
        sustain; to bear up under.
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              Our spirit and strength entire,
              Strongly to suffer and support our pains. --Milton.
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     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.
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              If your more ponderous and settled project
              May suffer alteration.                --Shak.
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     4. To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate.
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              Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not
              suffer sin upon him.                  --Lev. xix.
                                                    17.
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              I suffer them to enter and possess.   --Milton.
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     Syn: To permit; bear; endure; support; sustain; allow; admit;
          tolerate. See Permit.
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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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  suffered
     vb.
     (infl of en suffer  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  suffered
     vb.
     (infl of en suffer  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  suffered
     vb.
     (infl of en suffer  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  suffered
     vb.
     (infl of en suffer  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  suffered
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s uffer ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  suffered
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb suffer)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Suffered /sˈʌfəd/
  عانى

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  suffered /sˈʌfəd/ 
  trpěl

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  suffered /sˈʌfəd/ 
  utrpěl

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  suffered /sˈʌfəd/ 
  utrpěný