suffered
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
An inflected form of suffer · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,345 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,605 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- undergo or be subjected to also: endure He suffered the penaltyMany saints suffered martyrdom
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) also: sustain, have, get She suffered a fracture in the accidentHe had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
- experience (emotional) pain Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant also: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand I cannot bear his constant criticismThe new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- get worse His grades suffered
- feel pain or be in pain also: hurt
suffered in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The Negro has suffered much and is willing to suffer more.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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Being very thin she, too, like Papik, suffered from the bar sinister of nature.
The Eternal Maiden · T. Everett (Thomas Everett) Harré · Chapter 1
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Discovery at the last moment that patient's father suffered himself to be hung for murder.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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They suffered her to touch a little hand of each, passively rather than unwillingly, and let it go.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Quirique, who, by the influence of the Holy Spirit, taught like a man, suffered martyrdom when but three years of age.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1