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sufferest

sufferest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of suffer.

Meaning of suffer

Verb

suffer (third-person singular simple present suffers, present participle suffering, simple past and past participle suffered)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo hardship.
    • Many artists suffer before becoming famous.
  2. (intransitive) To feel pain.
    • At least he didn't suffer when he died in the car crash.
    Synonyms:
    agonize, anguish, thole
  3. (intransitive) To become worse.
    • If you keep partying like this, your school-work will suffer.
  4. (transitive) To endure, undergo.
    • I've been suffering your insults for years.
  5. (archaic, transitive) To allow.
    • Thou shalt not suffer a witch to liue.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 22:18
    Synonyms:
    permit

Origin of sufferest

From suffer + -est.

Questions about sufferest

What is sufferest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sufferest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of suffer.

Words near sufferest in the dictionary

  1. suffered from
  2. suffered in silence
  3. sufferedst
  4. sufferer
  5. sufferers
  6. sufferest
  7. suffereth
  8. sufferfest
  9. sufferfests
  10. sufferin'
  11. sufferin' succotash

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