Phrasal verb
suffer from sth
Definition
phrasal verb. to experience physical or mental pain because of a specific illness or problem.
phrasal verb. to be affected by a specific disease, medical condition, or persistent negative state; typically used with chronic or long-term issues.
Examples
“Many people suffer from hay fever in the spring.”
“He has suffered from back pain ever since he started working at a desk all day.”
“The local economy continues to suffer from a lack of investment and the decline of the manufacturing sector.”
Examples
simple
“Many people suffer from hay fever in the spring.”
contextual
“He has suffered from back pain ever since he started working at a desk all day.”
complex
“The local economy continues to suffer from a lack of investment and the decline of the manufacturing sector.”
Usage
the object is usually a disease, a condition, or a systemic problem.
Teaching tip
contrast with 'suffer' used alone (to experience pain in general); 'suffer from' requires a specific cause or diagnosis as the object.
Pitfall
She is suffering of a cold.
She is suffering from a cold.
the verb 'suffer' always collocates with the preposition 'from' when identifying the cause of the distress.
Phrasal verb
Particles
from
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
suffer + from + object
Synonyms
Antonyms
Grammar
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