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• “He suffered the penalty“
• “Many saints suffered martyrdom“

Synonyms

• endure put up with something or somebody unpleasant; face and withstand with courage; continue to live and avoid dying; undergo or be subjected to; last and be usable; persist for a specified period of time; continue to exist

• “She suffered a fracture in the accident“
• “He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars“
• “She got a bruise on her leg“
• “He got his arm broken in the scuffle“

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• sustain lengthen or extend in duration or space; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); provide with nourishment; supply with necessities and support; be the physical support of; admit as valid; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
• have a person who possesses great material wealth ; have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; have as a feature; go through (mental or physical states or experiences); have ownership or possession of; cause to move; serve oneself to, or consume regularly; have a personal or business relationship with someone; organize or be responsible for; have left; be confronted with; undergo; suffer from; cause to do; receive willingly something given or offered; get something; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); achieve a point or goal; cause to be born; have sex with
• get a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent ; come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; enter or assume a certain state or condition; cause to move; receive a specified treatment (abstract); reach a destination; go or come after and bring or take back; go through (mental or physical states or experiences); take vengeance on or get even; achieve a point or goal; cause to do; succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; communicate with a place or person; give certain properties to something; move into a desired direction of discourse; grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; attract and fix; reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; reach by calculation; acquire as a result of some effort or action; purchase; perceive by hearing; suffer from the receipt of; receive as a retribution or punishment; leave immediately; reach and board; irritate; evoke an emotional response; apprehend and reproduce accurately; earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; overcome or destroy; be a mystery or bewildering to; take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); make (offspring) by reproduction

• “Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers“

• “I cannot bear his constant criticism“
• “The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks“
• “he learned to tolerate the heat“
• “She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage“

Synonyms

• digest a periodical that summarizes the news ; something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) ; convert food into absorbable substances; arrange and integrate in the mind; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; become assimilated into the body; systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture ; make more concise; soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
• endure put up with something or somebody unpleasant; face and withstand with courage; continue to live and avoid dying; undergo or be subjected to; last and be usable; persist for a specified period of time; continue to exist
• stick out extend out or project in space; be highly noticeable ; put up with something or somebody unpleasant
• stomach bear to eat; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis ; an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; an appetite for food
• bear massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws ; an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; have; cause to be born; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; move while holding up or supporting; bring forth; take on as one’s own the expenses or debts of another person; contain or hold; bring in; have on one’s person; behave in a certain manner; have rightfully; support or hold in a certain manner; be pregnant with
• stand a support or foundation; the position where a thing or person stands ; a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; a small table for holding articles of various kinds; a support for displaying various articles; an interruption of normal activity ; a mental position from which things are viewed; a booth where articles are displayed for sale ; a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) ; a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air ; a defensive effort; be standing; be in some specified state or condition; occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; hold one’s ground; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; remain inactive or immobile; be in effect; be tall; put into an upright position; withstand the force of something; be available for stud services
• tolerate put up with something or somebody unpleasant; recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others); have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
• support the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; aiding the cause or policy or interests of; something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; documentary validation; the financial means whereby one lives; supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts ; any device that bears the weight of another thing; financial resources provided to make some project possible; give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; support materially or financially; be behind; be the physical support of; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; adopt as a belief; support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; argue or speak in defense of; play a subordinate role to (another performer); be a regular customer or client of; put up with something or somebody unpleasant
• brook a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); put up with something or somebody unpleasant
• abide dwell; put up with something or somebody unpleasant
• put up place so as to be noticed; mount or put up; construct, build, or erect; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; make available for sale at an auction; preserve in a can or tin; provide housing for; provide; propose as a candidate for some honor

• “His grades suffered“

Synonyms

• hurt suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; damaged; any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. ; psychological suffering; feelings of mental or physical pain ; a damage or loss ; the act of damaging something or someone ; be the source of pain ; give trouble or pain to; cause emotional anguish or make miserable; cause damage or affect negatively; hurt the feelings of; feel physical pain; feel pain or be in pain

• “Were you hurting after the accident?“

Synonyms

• hurt suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; damaged; any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. ; psychological suffering; feelings of mental or physical pain ; a damage or loss ; the act of damaging something or someone ; be the source of pain ; give trouble or pain to; cause emotional anguish or make miserable; cause damage or affect negatively; hurt the feelings of; feel physical pain; feel pain or be in pain
• ache a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain ; feel physical pain; have a desire for something or someone who is not present; be the source of pain

• “She is suffering from the hot weather“

• “She suffers from a tendency to talk too much“

• “meet a violent death“
• “suffer a terrible fate“

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• meet being precisely fitting and right; a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held ; come together; get together socially or for a specific purpose ; be adjacent or come together; fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction; collect in one place; get to know; meet by design; contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; experience as a reaction; undergo or suffer; be in direct physical contact with

• “This author really suffers in translation“
• “The painting loses something in this light“

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• lose fail to keep or to maintain; fail to win; suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; miss from one’s possessions; allow to go out of sight or mind; fail to make money in a business; fail to get or obtain; fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; withdraw, as from reality; be set at a disadvantage