Definition of Suffers

1. Verb. (third-person singular of suffer) ¹

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Definition of Suffers

1. suffer [v] - See also: suffer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Suffers

sufferances
sufferation
sufferations
sufferaunce
suffered
sufferer
sufferers
sufferest
suffereth
suffering
suffering catfish
suffering cats
suffering succotash
sufferingly
sufferings
suffers (current term)
suffete
suffetes
suffice
suffice it to say
suffice to say
sufficed
sufficer
sufficers
suffices
sufficeth
sufficience
sufficiences
sufficiencie
sufficiencies

Literary usage of Suffers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Othello by William Shakespeare (2001)
"... and which by persuasion he suffers to be repeated, exhibit a strong picture of a weak mind betrayed by unlawful desires to a false friend; ..."

2. The Advanced Montessori Method by Maria Montessori (1917)
"But it is not only the soul that suffers; the body suffers with it. For the influence exercised by the spirit on the entire physical existence is a ..."

3. The Theory of Moral Sentiments: Or, An Essay Towards an Analysis of the by Adam Smith (1853)
"... of the person who does the mischief, there is no sort of sympathy with the resentment of him who suffers it. IT is to be observed, however, that, ..."

4. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1920)
"... poetry suffers naturally more than his prose from awkward incoherences. He rhymed with difficulty; frequently tripped in rhythm and accent; and affected ..."

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