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 He suffers from cancer.

to suffer ((under sth.)) unter+3 The population suffers under the dictatorship.

not to be able to stand ((sb.)) ((j-n)) nicht leiden können I can't stand his attitude.

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'.

Imagine being 'laden' with troubles, which causes you to suffer.