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have suffered vs have been suffered

The correct phrase to use is "have suffered." The phrase "have been suffered" isn't commonly used in English. "Have suffered" is the correct form to indicate that someone's experienced pain, loss, or hardship.
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Last updated: August 10, 2024

have suffered

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone has experienced pain, loss, or hardship.

Examples:

  • They have suffered a great deal due to the recent economic crisis.
  • She has suffered from a chronic illness for many years.
  • The victims have suffered immense trauma.
  • Many families have suffered significant financial losses.
  • He has suffered enough and deserves some peace.
  • sales have suffered badly → las ventas se han visto afectadas seriamente · Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William ...
  • Present perfect. I, have suffered. you, have suffered. he/she/it, has suffered. we, have suffered. you, have suffered. they, have suffered ...
  • 1 Peter 5:10English Standard Version (ESV). 10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, ...
  • 1 Peter 5:10New American Standard Bible (NASB). 10 After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, ...

Alternatives:

  • have experienced hardship
  • have endured pain
  • have faced challenges
  • have gone through difficulties
  • have borne the brunt

have been suffered

This phrase is not commonly used in English.

  • ... which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, shall be presumed to have been suffered in the line of duty, unless the contrary be shown  ...
  • ... and perhaps, as long as your frugality retrenched only on your own comfort, you might have been suffered to practise it, but beyond that -- and how little could  ...
  • 12 I say unto you that as I have been suffered to spend my days in your service, even up to this time, and have not sought gold nor silver nor any manner of ...
  • Oct 9, 2014 ... i have been suffered from the same thing its like reading my own story, all my tests came normal my doc gave me some medicines which never ...

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