- present tense form of suffer (3rd person singular).
suffers
Example Sentences
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But this government-run primary school for girls in Faridabad, a district on the outskirts of the Indian capital Delhi, suffers from a host of problems.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
He suffers horrible burns, but she dashes away unscathed.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
The aggressive maneuver came in a motion arguing that the plaintiffs should be held financially responsible for damages Paramount suffers during litigation seeking to block the $81 billion deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The president's latest order also arrives just as children across the country are readying to return to school, and as the US suffers its worst measles outbreak in 35 years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Porgyand Bess suffers from much the same problem as Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice or Wagner’s Parsifal, both of which arouse discussion of perceived anti-Semitism because they are both still performed today.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
