transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsə-fər ]
verb
( suf·fered ; suf·fer·ing -f(ə-)riŋ)
Etymology: Middle English suffren, from Anglo-French suffrir, from Vulgar Latin * sufferire, from Latin sufferre, from sub- up + ferre to bear — more at sub- , bear
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to submit to or be forced to endure
suffer martyrdom
b. : to feel keenly : labor under
suffer thirst
2. : undergo , experience
3. : to put up with especially as inevitable or unavoidable
4. : to allow especially by reason of indifference
the eagle suffer s little birds to sing — Shakespeare
intransitive verb
1. : to endure death, pain, or distress
2. : to sustain loss or damage
3. : to be subject to disability or handicap
Synonyms: see bear
• suf·fer·able ˈsə-f(ə-)rə-bəl adjective
• suf·fer·able·ness noun
• suf·fer·ably -blē adverb
• suf·fer·er ˈsə-fər-ər noun