suffered
Translation
experienced pain, endured, was at a disadvantage
Examples
He suffered a heart attack last year.
He suffered a heart attack last year.
The company suffered huge losses.
The company suffered huge losses.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to have experienced (sth. bad) He suffered a heart attack last year.
((from sth.)) to have experienced pain because of (sth.) The company suffered from poor management.
Similar Words
Synonyms: endured, experienced, underwent; Antonyms: enjoyed, flourished
Etymology
Past tense and past participle of the verb 'suffer'. The '-ed' ending marks the past tense for regular verbs.
Memory Tips
Remember this is the form you use to talk about suffering that happened in the past.