Jeff is suffering from the flu.
•I'm afraid that you must suffer from the disease until it has run its course.
•Toby is really suffering from the cold.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
suffer — ► VERB 1) experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant). 2) (suffer from) be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment). 3) become or appear worse in quality. 4) archaic tolerate. 5) archaic allow (someone) to do something.… … English terms dictionary
From an Abandoned Work — a “ for radio” [ The Faber Companion to Samuel Beckett , p 213] by Samuel Beckett, was first broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Third Programme on Saturday 14th December 1957 along with a selection from Molloy. Donald McWhinnie, who had already had a gr … Wikipedia
suffer — [[t]sʌ̱fə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ suffers, suffering, suffered 1) VERB If you suffer pain, you feel it in your body or in your mind. [V n] Within a few days she had become seriously ill, suffering great pain and discomfort... Can you assure me that my father… … English dictionary
suffer */*/*/ — UK [ˈsʌfə(r)] / US [ˈsʌfər] verb Word forms suffer : present tense I/you/we/they suffer he/she/it suffers present participle suffering past tense suffered past participle suffered 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to feel pain in your body or your… … English dictionary
suffer — suf|fer [ sʌfər ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to feel pain in your body or your mind: Don t worry, the animal won t suffer any pain. When parents argue constantly, it s the children who suffer most. a ) suffer from to have a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suffer — verb 1 PAIN (I, T) to experience physical or mental pain: At least he died suddenly and didn t suffer. (+ from): Simon suffers from migraines. | I/you/she will suffer for it (=will feel very ill or sore): I know I ll suffer for it in the morning … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
suffer — suf|fer W1S1 [ˈsʌfə US ər] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pain)¦ 2¦(bad experience/situation)¦ 3¦(become worse)¦ 4 not suffer fools gladly ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: souffrir, from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferre, from sub ( SUB )… … Dictionary of contemporary English
from — strong preposition 1 starting at a particular place, position, or condition: How do you get from here to Colchester? | running from one side of the building to the other | The hotel is on the main road from Caernarfon. | dropped from a height of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
suffer — verb 1》 experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant). ↘(suffer from) be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment). ↘become or appear worse in quality. ↘archaic undergo martyrdom or execution. 2》 archaic tolerate … English new terms dictionary
suffer*/*/*/ — [ˈsʌfə] verb 1) [I/T] to feel pain in your body or your mind When parents argue constantly, it s the children who suffer most.[/ex] Don t worry, the animal won t suffer any pain.[/ex] 2) [T]suffer from sth to have a particular illness or physical … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
from — We say to be different from (or to) someone/something : The film was quite different from (or to) what I expected. We say to hear from someone (= receive a letter/telephone call from someone): Have you heard from Ann recently? Yes, she wrote to… … Combinatory dictionary
