long-suffering

/ˌlɒŋˈsʌfərɪŋ/ adjective

Translation

› A long-suffering person has been very patient for a long time about all the trouble that someone has caused them.

tahammüllü, sabırlı, cefakâr, uzun süre dayanan/sabreden

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(Definition of long-suffering adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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