suffer
verb (used without object)
to undergo or feel pain or distress.
suffers
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present tense formof suffer (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In “Let Them Eat Goo,” South Park Elementary decides to replace its cafeteria meat with a plant-based substitute after Cartman suffers two heart attacks.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Her husband suffers from gout, and doesn’t eat red meat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Over longer horizons, however, the S&P 500 on average barely suffers a hiccup because of first hikes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The removal of Jose Gabriel Espinoza comes as Bolivia suffers through its worst economic turbulence in four decades, which the center-right Paz, elected last year, is under pressure to fix.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
It turns out that the German beer industry suffers from small-scale production.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
