Suffered vs Ached - What's the difference?
suffered | ached |
(suffer)
To undergo hardship.
To feel pain.
To have a disease or condition.
To become worse.
To endure, undergo.
* Shakespeare
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, title= (archaic) To allow.
* The U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 203:
* 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.
(ache)
To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
* Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet , Act II, Scene V:
* , chapter=7
, title= (transitive, literary, rare) To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
* Shakespeare, The Tempest , Act I, Scene II:
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As verbs the difference between suffered and ached
is that suffered is (suffer) while ached is (ache).suffered
English
Verb
(head)suffer
English
Verb
(en verb)- If your more ponderous and settled project / May suffer alteration.
The rise of smart beta, passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
- "Employ" includes to suffer or permit to work.
Synonyms
* (l)Derived terms
* insufferable * sufferer * suffering * suffer fools gladly * suffer by comparisonAnagrams
* ----ached
English
Verb
(head)ache
English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) due to the similarity in form and meaning of the two words.Verb
- Fie, how my bones ache!
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache , the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.}}
Derived terms
* ache forSee also
* (l)Noun
(en noun)- Fill all thy bones with aches .
