suffer

[US]/ˈsʌfə(r)/
[UK]/ˈsʌfər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. udholde; opleve
vi. blive skadet; have ondt; gennemgå
Word Forms
Present Participlesuffering
Past Participlesuffered
Past Tensesuffered
Third Person Singularsuffers
Pluralsuffers

Phrases & Collocations

suffer from

lider af

suffer for

lider for

suffer loss

lide tab

suffer through

lide igennem

suffer defeat

lide nederlag

suffer hunger

lider af sult

Example Sentences

to suffer from lunacy

at lide af vanvid

suffer from an obsession

lide af en besættelse

I will not suffer such conduct.

Jeg vil ikke finde mig i sådan adfærd.

would not suffer fools.

ville ikke finde sig i narrestreger.

Inward suffering is the worst of nemesis.

Indre lidelse er den værste af nemesis.

did he suffer at all?.

led han overhovedet?

the school suffers from chronic overcrowding.

skolen lider af kronisk overfyldning.

a child suffering from asthma.

et barn, der lider af astma.

suffering is part of our preparation for the hereafter.

lidelse er en del af vores forberedelse til det hinsides.

she suffered a broken jaw.

hun pådrog sig en kæbebrud.

he suffered intense pain.

han led intens smerte.

The enemy suffered heavy -ties.

Fjenden lidt store tab.

suffering the most exquisite torment

der lider under den mest udsøgte tortur

suffer from a serious illness

lide af en alvorlig sygdom

Real-world Examples

If you forgo adequate rest, your body begins overreaching where fatigue increases and performance suffers.

Hvis du forsømmer tilstrækkelig hvile, begynder din krop at overanstrenge sig, hvor træthed øges og ydeevnen forringes.

Source: Fitness Knowledge Popularization

The U.N. says that 400,000 civilians in eastern Ghouta suffered through the onslaught.

FN siger, at 400.000 civile i det østlige Ghouta led under angrebet.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

The sort of pain that's only suffering.

Den slags smerte, der kun er lidelse.

Source: House of Cards

If we started trying different materials, our quality would probably suffer.

Hvis vi begyndte at prøve forskellige materialer, ville vores kvalitet sandsynligvis forringes.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

The less we expect, the less we will suffer.

Jo mindre vi forventer, jo mindre kommer vi til at lide.

Source: History of Western Philosophy

It is through this that they suffer famine.

Det er gennem dette, at de lider af hungersnød.

Source: Tao Te Ching

Whatever anguish she suffered she concealed.

Uanset hvilken pine hun led, skjulte hun den.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

We all suffer when we've been rejected.

Vi lider alle, når vi er blevet afvist.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Oh, I hope that little creep suffered.

Åh, jeg håber, at den lille kryb led.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

The years long drought suffered in the West.

Den mangeårige tørke, der ramte Vesten.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

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