MrPedantic
Joined: 02 Jan 2006
Posts: 116
Location: Southern England
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 Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 2:14 am Post subject: |
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Hello Jerry
"To suffer" (transitive) means "to have the experience of". The implication is that the experience is negative in some way, e.g.
1. He suffered a major heart attack.
2. The project has suffered a serious setback.
"To suffer" (transitive) can also mean "to tolerate", e.g.
3. He does not suffer fools gladly.
(= "he is unwilling to be patient with a foolish person").
"To suffer" (intransitive) means "to experience something bad", or "to be in discomfort or pain", e.g.
4. "My dog has been diagnosed with a brain tumour." "What a pity. Is he suffering much?"
The gerund "suffering" often has this sense, e.g.
5. There's a lot of suffering in the world.
"To suffer from X" means "to be subject to X", where X is a disease or undesirable condition of some kind, e.g.
6. She suffers from panic attacks.
7. He suffers from an over-inflated ego.
8. For many years, he suffered from night cramps.
Let me know if you need any more help!
MrP |
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