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| | # {{context|intransitive|lang=en}} To [[undergo]] [[hardship]]. | | # {{context|intransitive|lang=en}} To [[undergo]] [[hardship]]. |
| | # {{context|intransitive|lang=en}} To [[feel]] [[pain]]. | | # {{context|intransitive|lang=en}} To [[feel]] [[pain]]. |
| − | #: ''At least he didn't '''suffer''' when he died in the car crash.'' | + | #: {{usex|lang=en|At least he didn't '''suffer''' when he died in the car crash.}} |
| | # {{context|intransitive|construed with '''from'''|lang=en}} To have a [[disease]] or condition. | | # {{context|intransitive|construed with '''from'''|lang=en}} To have a [[disease]] or condition. |
| − | #: ''He's '''suffering''' from the flu this week.'' | + | #: {{usex|lang=en|He's '''suffering''' from the flu this week.}} |
| | # {{context|intransitive|lang=en}} To become [[worse]]. | | # {{context|intransitive|lang=en}} To become [[worse]]. |
| − | #: ''If you keep partying like this, your school-work will '''suffer'''.'' | + | #: {{usex|lang=en|If you keep partying like this, your school-work will '''suffer'''.}} |
| | # {{context|transitive|lang=en}} To [[endure]], [[undergo]]. | | # {{context|transitive|lang=en}} To [[endure]], [[undergo]]. |
| − | #: ''I've been '''suffering''' your insults for years.'' | + | #*{{quote-magazine|date=2013-07-06|volume=408|issue=8843|page=68|magazine={{w|The Economist}} |
| − | #: ''I hope you never have to '''suffer''' the same pain.'' | + | |title=[http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21580518-terrible-name-interesting-trend-rise-smart-beta The rise of smart beta] |
| | + | |passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have '''suffered''' two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}} |
| | + | #: {{usex|lang=en|I've been '''suffering''' your insults for years; we hope you never have to '''suffer''' the same pain}} |
| | # {{context|transitive|archaic|lang=en}} To [[allow]]. | | # {{context|transitive|archaic|lang=en}} To [[allow]]. |
| | #* The U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 203: | | #* The U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 203: |
| − | #*: ''"Employ" includes to '''suffer''' or permit to work.'' | + | #*: "Employ" includes to '''suffer''' or permit to work. |
| | #* Section 31-36 of the Code of Montgomery County, Maryland: | | #* Section 31-36 of the Code of Montgomery County, Maryland: |
| − | #*: ''. . . it shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or '''suffer''' any vehicle to be parked . . . beyond the period of time established by the duration of the parking meter . . . .'' | + | #*: {{...}}it shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or '''suffer''' any vehicle to be parked . . . beyond the period of time established by the duration of the parking meter{{...}} |
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| | ====Synonyms==== | | ====Synonyms==== |
