suffer

/ˈsʌfər/ verb

Translation

PAIN [I, T] › to experience pain or unpleasant emotions

acı çekmek, ıstırap duymak, katlanmak, mustarip olmak

I can't bear to see animals suffering.925

suffer from sth › to have an illness or other health problem

sıkıntı çekmek, çekmek; ...dan/den acı çekmek/çok çekmek

She suffers from severe depression.2112

suffer a broken leg/a heart attack, etc › to experience an injury or other sudden health problem

kırık bacak/kalp krizi vs. acı çekmek/mustarip olmak

He suffered a serious neck injury in the accident.9252094

suffer damage/defeat/loss, etc › to experience something bad such as damage/defeat/loss, etc

kayıp/mağlubiyet/zarar ziyandan vs. mustarip olmak/çok çekmek/etkilenmek

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BECOME WORSE [I] › to become worse in quality

kaliteyi yitirmek, etkilenmek, kötüye gitmek

If you're tired all the time your work tends to suffer.1977

(Definition of suffer verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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