leiden
suffer
to experience pain or difficulty
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Means to endure or experience something unpleasant, often with a passive sense of having something happen to you.
More about tolerating or allowing something unpleasant than about physical suffering.
Colloquial for being unable to stand something, or having to endure it reluctantly.
Means to go through and survive a difficult period, ordeal, or illness.
Means to make someone suffer; it is about causing suffering, not experiencing it yourself.
Used especially for illnesses or ailments: to suffer from something.
Means to hurt or cause pain, often referring to a body part or wound rather than general suffering.
A direct way to say you are in physical pain; close to suffer, but more specific and concrete.
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How to pronounce leiden and what this word means
leiden means suffer. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce leiden
/ˈlaɪ̯dən/
leiden translation
suffer
leiden examples
Nach dem Unfall musste er lange leiden.
leiden transcription
/ˈlaɪ̯dən/
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leiden meaning: what does it mean?
Schmerzen oder Schwierigkeiten erleben
leiden pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
leiden is pronounced as /ˈlaɪ̯dən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
leiden definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Nach dem Unfall musste er lange leiden. Translation: После аварии ему пришлось долго страдать.
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