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be vs suffer

suffer vs be

be and suffer both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
suffer No No Yes No
As verbs, suffer is a hyponym of be; that is, suffer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • suffer: be in pain
Other hyponyms of be include look, hurt, be well, feel, remain, rest, stay, continue, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, look, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, begin, start, begin, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, remain, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, shine, fall, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, continue, remain, stay, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, fall, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, shine, iridesce, lie, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, twist, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, wash, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, beat, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, swing, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
be (verb) suffer (verb)
spend or use time be in pain
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
have an existence, be extant feel unwell or uncomfortable
have life, be alive get worse in quality
form or compose be set at a disadvantage
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) put up with something or somebody unpleasant
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere experience (emotional) pain
be identical to; be someone or something feel physical pain
be identical or equivalent to undergo or be subjected to
represent, as of a character on stage undergo or suffer
be priced at be given to
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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