suffre

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.

   Synonyms:

   deteriorate, worsen, atrophy, break down, crack, decline, degenerate, devolve, confound, fade

4. (transitive) To endure, undergo.
   • I've been suffering your insults for years.

   Synonyms:

   bear, dree, thole, abear, abide, aby, accept, allow, bide, brook

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