verb transverb intrans
to be forced to endure (something unpleasant, esp pain, illness, etc)
to experience or be forced to endure (something unpleasant)
We've suffered a setback
to sustain loss or damage
to be put at a disadvantage
archaic
to allow (somebody to do something)
Suffer the little children to come unto me
to tolerate (somebody or something)
to endure pain, distress, or death
to sustain loss or damage
to be put at a disadvantage
(+ from) to be affected by something, esp an illness
(+ from) to be subject to something
sufferable adj
sufferer noun
[Middle English suffren via Old French from Latin sufferre to bear up, from sub- + ferre to bear]