Suffer vs Forbid - What's the difference?

In lang=en terms the difference between suffer and forbid

is that suffer is to endure, undergo while forbid is to oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.

As verbs the difference between suffer and forbid

is that suffer is to undergo hardship while forbid is to disallow; to proscribe.

suffer

English

Verb

(en verb)

To undergo hardship.

To feel pain.

To have a disease or condition.

To become worse.

To endure, undergo.

* Shakespeare

If your more ponderous and settled project / May suffer alteration.

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(archaic) To allow.

* The U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 203:

"Employ" includes to suffer or permit to work.

* Section 31-36 of the Code of Montgomery County, Maryland:

*KJV, Matthew 19:14

*:But Jesus said, suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Synonyms

* (l)

Derived terms

* insufferable * sufferer * suffering * suffer fools gladly * suffer by comparison

Anagrams

* ----

forbid

English

Verb

To disallow; to proscribe.

Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden .

* 1908 ,

the Mole recollected that animal-etiquette forbade any sort of comment on the sudden disappearance of one's friends at any moment, for any reason or no reason whatever.

To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.

* Shakespeare

Have I not forbid her my house?

To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.

An impassable river forbids the approach of the army.

* Dryden

a blaze of glory that forbids the sight

(obsolete) To accurse; to blast.

* Shakespeare

He shall live a man forbid .

(obsolete) To defy; to challenge.

Usage notes

* This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive'' when the forbidden person is mentioned, and the ''gerund (-ing) otherwise. See . Examples: ** The management forbids employees to smoke in the office. (Active; those subject to prohibition are identified) ** Employees are forbidden to smoke in the office. (Passive; those subject to prohibition are identified) ** The management forbids smoking in the office. (Active; those subject to prohibition are not identified) ** Smoking in the office is forbidden. (Passive; those subject to prohibition are not identified)

Synonyms

* prohibit * disallow * ban * veto * See also

References

* * English irregular verbs English reporting verbs