suffer
gb/sˈʌfɚ/ us/sˈʌfɚ/
B1
إنجليزي
~ 900
szenved, megsínyli, elszenved, eltűr
فعل
B1
1
szenved
B1
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] suffers [pain/illness/loss]
She suffered a severe headache after the long flight.
A hosszú repülőút után nagyon fájt a feje.
Thousands of people are suffering from the effects of the drought.
Több ezer ember szenved az aszály következményeitől.
He suffered greatly after the loss of his wife.
Many animals suffer in poor living conditions.
The soldiers suffered terrible injuries during the battle.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
I am suffering from a bad cold.
Csúnyán meg vagyok fázva.
She suffered when her cat died.
Nagyon szenvedett, amikor meghalt a macskája.
The old man suffers from back pain.
Many people suffer in war.
He suffered after the car accident.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'suffer' with 'allow' in older or formal English; in modern usage, 'suffer' almost always means to experience pain or hardship.
المعنى
Experience physical or emotional pain
تراكيب شائعة
suffer pain
|suffer injury
|suffer loss
|suffer illness
|suffer greatly
مرادفات
hurt (More often used for physical pain; less formal.)
|
endure (Suggests continuing through pain or hardship without giving up.)
أضداد
recover (Means to return to a healthy or normal state after pain or illness.)
|
thrive (Means to do very well, often in contrast to suffering.)
مواضيع
health
|emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To feel pain in the body or mind.
To undergo physical pain, emotional distress, or hardship.
فعل
B2
2
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] suffers [damage/loss/reduction]
The company suffered heavy losses last year.
A vállalat tavaly súlyos veszteségeket szenvedett el.
Tourism suffered greatly during the pandemic.
A turizmus súlyosan megsínylette a világjárványt.
His grades have suffered since he started working part-time.
The building suffered damage in the earthquake.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The shop suffered after the new mall opened.
Az üzlet megsínylette, amikor megnyílt az új bevásárlóközpont.
The team suffered a big loss.
A csapat nagy vereséget szenvedett el.
My work suffered when I was sick.
The city suffered in the storm.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may try to use 'suffer' in positive contexts; it is only used for negative effects.
المعنى
Be harmed or damaged by something
تراكيب شائعة
suffer damage
|suffer defeat
|suffer loss
|suffer decline
مرادفات
decline (Focuses on gradual worsening, often in business or quality contexts.)
|
deteriorate (Emphasizes becoming worse in condition over time.)
أضداد
improve (Means to get better instead of worse.)
|
benefit (Means to gain from a situation rather than be harmed.)
مواضيع
business
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To have problems because of something bad that happens.
To be negatively affected or harmed by a situation, condition, or event.
فعل
C1
FORMAL
3
eltűr
B1
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] will not suffer [something/someone]
She will not suffer any form of disrespect in her home.
Az otthonában semmiféle tiszteletlenséget nem tűr el.
I cannot suffer such incompetence any longer.
Nem tűröm el tovább az ilyen hozzá nem értést.
He would never suffer an injustice without speaking up.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
I will not suffer bad behavior.
Nem tűröm el a rossz viselkedést.
She cannot suffer lies.
Nem tűri a hazugságot.
He will not suffer rude people.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may misunderstand this meaning as physical pain; here it means 'tolerate'. It is rare in everyday speech.
المعنى
Allow or endure something unpleasant
تراكيب شائعة
will not suffer fools
|cannot suffer injustice
مرادفات
tolerate (More common and neutral in modern English.)
|
permit (Focuses on giving permission rather than enduring.)
أضداد
forbid (Means to refuse to allow something.)
مواضيع
formal speech
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To let something bad happen or continue, even if you do not like it. This use is formal and less common today.
To allow, tolerate, or put up with something unpleasant, often unwillingly; more common in formal or literary contexts.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
suffer
IPA
GB/sˈʌfɚ/
US/sˈʌfɚ/
المقاطع والنبر
suf - fer (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (suf)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: suffer
- 3rd Person Singular: suffers
- Present Participle: suffering
- Past: suffered
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
suffers
verb
suffering
verb
suffered
verb
Related words
sufferer
noun
Negative and opposite forms
insufferable
adjective
تعبيرات
suffer defeat
1/sˈʌfɚ dɪfˈit/
fixed phrase
Be beaten in competition
To lose a game, competition, or fight.
أمثلة
- The team suffered defeat in the final match.
- The army suffered defeat after a long battle.
suffer from
1/sˈʌfɚ fɹˈʌm/
phrasal verb
Be affected by illness or problem
To have a disease, problem, or bad situation for a period of time.
أمثلة
- She suffers from asthma and needs an inhaler.
- Many small businesses are suffering from the economic slowdown.
suffer in silence
1/sˈʌfɚ ˈɪn sˈaɪləns/
idiom
Endure quietly without complaint
To have pain or problems but not talk about them to others.
أمثلة
- He suffered in silence for years before telling anyone about his condition.
- Many workers suffer in silence rather than risk losing their jobs.
suffer the consequences
1/sˈʌfɚ ðə kˈɑnsəkwˌɛnsɪz/
fixed phrase
Face bad results of actions
To experience something bad because of what you did before.
أمثلة
- If you break the law, you must suffer the consequences.
- He made a poor choice and now he’s suffering the consequences.