suffer vs pay
pay vs suffersuffer is not a noun while pay is a noun.
suffer and pay both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| suffer | No | No | Yes | No |
| pay | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
pay is a hyponym of
suffer; that is, pay is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
suffer:
- suffer: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- pay: bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
Other hyponyms of suffer include
accept, live with, swallow, hold still for, stand for, bear up, take lying down, take a joke, sit out.
| suffer (noun) | pay (noun) |
|---|---|
| something that remunerates |
| suffer (verb) | pay (verb) |
|---|---|
| be in pain | dedicate |
| undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) | bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action |
| feel unwell or uncomfortable | convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow |
| get worse in quality | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
| be set at a disadvantage | bring in |
| put up with something or somebody unpleasant | do or give something to somebody in return |
| experience (emotional) pain | cancel or discharge a debt |
| feel physical pain | make a compensation for |
| undergo or be subjected to | discharge or settle |
| undergo or suffer | render |
| be given to | be worth it |
Words related to "suffer"
- abide
- accept
- ache
- agonise
- agonize
- ail
- allow
- anguish
- be
- be given
- be well
- bear
- bear up
- break down
- break up
- brook
- catch
- choke
- collapse
- comprehend
- countenance
- crack
- crack up
- cramp
- crock up
- decline
- die
- digest
- endure
- enjoy
- experience
- famish
- feel
- freeze
- gag
- get
- go through
- grieve
- have
- hold still for
- hunger
- hurt
- incline
- kill
- lean
- let
- live with
- lose
- meet
- pain
- pay
- perceive
- permit
- prick
- put up
- receive
- run
- see
- sit out
- sorrow
- stand
- stand for
- starve
- stick out
- sting
- stomach
- strangle
- stress
- suffer
- sufferance
- sufferer
- suffering
- suffocate
- support
- sustain
- swallow
- swelter
- take a joke
- take lying down
- tend
- tolerate
- twinge
- worsen
Words related to "pay"
- abide
- ante up
- be
- bear
- bribe
- bring in
- brook
- buy
- cerebrate
- charge
- clear
- cogitate
- combat pay
- communicate
- compensate
- contribute
- corrupt
- defray
- devote
- digest
- disburse
- double time
- drop
- earn
- earnings
- endure
- expend
- extend
- finance
- fix
- foot
- found
- fund
- gain
- get
- get one's lumps
- give
- give back
- go Dutch
- grease one's palms
- half-pay
- indemnify
- intercommunicate
- investment
- investment funds
- kick back
- liquidate
- living wage
- make
- make up
- merit pay
- minimum wage
- net
- offer
- overpay
- pay
- pay back
- pay cash
- pay envelope
- pay off
- pay out
- pay packet
- pay up
- payee
- payer
- payment
- payroll
- paysheet
- pick
- piece rate
- prefer
- prepay
- pull in
- purchase
- put up
- realise
- realize
- recompense
- redeem
- refund
- regular payment
- remit
- remunerate
- remuneration
- repair
- repay
- requite
- return
- sacrifice
- salary
- settle
- sick pay
- spend
- stand
- stick out
- stomach
- strike pay
- subsidise
- subsidize
- suffer
- support
- take in
- take one's lumps
- take-home pay
- think
- tithe
- tolerate
- underpay
- wage
- yield
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