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sue /suː / (sues , suing , sued ) VERB If you sue someone, you start a legal case against them, usually in order to claim money from them because they have harmed you in some way. □ [V n + for ] She sued him for libel over the remarks. □ [V ] One former patient has already indicated his intention to sue. [Also V n]

suede /swe I d/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Suede is leather with a soft, slightly rough surface. □  Albert wore a brown suede jacket and jeans.

suet /suː I t/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Suet is hard animal fat that is used in cooking.

suf|fer ◆◆◇ /sʌ fə ^r / (suffers , suffering , suffered )

1 VERB If you suffer pain, you feel it in your body or in your mind. □ [V n] Within a few days she had become seriously ill, suffering great pain and discomfort. □ [V ] Can you assure me that my father is not suffering?

2 VERB If you suffer from an illness or from some other bad condition, you are badly affected by it. □ [V + from ] He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from terminal cancer. □ [V + from ] I realized he was suffering from shock.

3 VERB If you suffer something bad, you are in a situation in which something painful, harmful, or very unpleasant happens to you. □ [V n] The peace process has suffered a serious blow now. □ [V n] Romania suffered another setback in its efforts to obtain financial support for its reforms.

4 VERB If you suffer , you are badly affected by an event or situation. □ [V ] There are few who have not suffered. □ [V + from ] It is obvious that poor people will suffer most from this change of heart.

5 VERB If something suffers , it does not succeed because it has not been given enough attention or is in a bad situation. □ [V ] I'm not surprised that your studies are suffering. □ [V ] Without a major boost in tourism, the economy will suffer even further.

6 → see also suffering SYNONYMS suffer VERB 3

undergo:He underwent an agonising 48-hour wait for the results of tests.

go through:He was going through a very difficult time.

endure:The company endured heavy financial losses.

suf|fer|ance /sʌ frəns/ N‑UNCOUNT [usu on N ] If you are allowed to do something on sufferance , you can do it, although you know that the person who gave you permission would prefer that you did not do it. □  His party held office on sufferance.

suf|fer|er /sʌ fərə ^r / (sufferers ) N‑COUNT [n N ] A sufferer from an illness or some other bad condition is a person who is affected by the illness or condition. □ [+ of ] Frequently sufferers of this kind of allergy are also sufferers of asthma. □  …hay-fever sufferers.

suf|fer|ing /sʌ fər I ŋ/ (sufferings )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Suffering is serious pain which someone feels in their body or their mind. □  It has caused terrible suffering to animals. □  His many novels have portrayed the sufferings of his race.

2 → see also long-suffering

suf|fice /səfa I s/ (suffices , sufficing , sufficed )

1 VERB [no cont] If you say that something will suffice , you mean it will be enough to achieve a purpose or to fulfil a need. [FORMAL ] □ [V ] A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice. [Also V to-inf]

2 PHRASE Suffice it to say or suffice to say is used at the beginning of a statement to indicate that what you are saying is obvious, or that you will only give a short explanation. □  Suffice it to say that afterwards we never met again.

suf|fi|cien|cy /səf I ʃ ^ə nsi/