Phrase guide

suffer from

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To have a particular disease or condition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • He suffered from cholera.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: ভোগা (bhōga) — have a disease or condition
  • Catalan: patir — have a disease or condition
  • Catalan: sofrir — have a disease or condition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 患有 (huànyǒu) — have a disease or condition
  • Danish: lide af — have a disease or condition
  • Danish: fejle — have a disease or condition
  • Finnish: potea — have a disease or condition
  • French: souffrir — have a disease or condition
  • German: leiden — have a disease or condition
  • Greek: πάσχω (páscho) — have a disease or condition
  • Ancient Greek: νοσέω (noséō) — have a disease or condition
  • Hungarian: szenved — have a disease or condition
  • Italian: soffrire — have a disease or condition
  • Italian: penare — have a disease or condition
  • Italian: subire — have a disease or condition
  • Italian: patire — have a disease or condition
  • Japanese: 掛かる (kakaru) — have a disease or condition
  • Japanese: 罹患する (rikan suru) — have a disease or condition
  • Lithuanian: sirgti — have a disease or condition
  • Māori: whakataumaha — have a disease or condition
  • Norwegian: lide — have a disease or condition
  • Polish: cierpieć na — have a disease or condition
  • Portuguese: sofrer — have a disease or condition
  • Spanish: sufrir / padecer / adolecer de — have a disease or condition
  • Swahili: teseka — have a disease or condition
  • Swedish: lida (av) — have a disease or condition
  • Turkish: hasta olmak — have a disease or condition
  • Turkish: hastalikli — have a disease or condition
  • Turkish: çekmek — have a disease or condition
  • Welsh: dioddef — have a disease or condition