Verb

leiden

Translation

suffered, endured

Er hat wegen der Krankheit sehr gelitten.

He suffered a lot because of the illness.

Ich habe ihn noch nie gut gelitten.

I have never been able to stand him.

to suffer ((from sth.)) an+3 Er leidet an Krebs.

to suffer ((under sth.)) unter+3 Die Bevölkerung leidet unter der Diktatur.

not to be able to stand ((sb.)) ((j-n)) nicht leiden können Ich kann seine Art nicht leiden.

Synonyms: ertragen (to bear), erdulden (to endure)

From Old High German 'līdan' (to go, endure). Cognate with English 'to lead' in its older sense of 'to endure'.

Sounds a bit like 'lighten' your load, which is the opposite of suffering under a heavy one.