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speedily, rapidly: Suddenly, my whole life flashed before me.
He suddenly realized why the head of MI6 had summoned him. 2 all
of a sudden, out of the blue, unexpectedly, without warning, on
the spur of the moment, hastily, hurriedly, feverishly:
Suddenly, she turned on her heel and stormed out.
sue v. 1 proceed or move or act (against), take (legal) action or
bring suit or prefer charges (against); summon(s), charge,
accuse: He threatened to sue. They are suing him for the
injuries they sustained. 2 petition, beg, plead, entreat, pray,
request, solicit, apply, beseech, implore, supplicate: After
five years of constant warfare, the country is suing for peace.
suffer v. 1 Sometimes, suffer from or with. agonize, smart, hurt,
writhe, sweat, ache: He is suffering with a stomach virus. How
terribly they suffered when their child was kidnapped! 2 endure,
undergo, experience, bear, live or go through, tolerate,
withstand, sustain, take, submit to, abide, submit to, Colloq
put up with: He suffered years of ill-health before he finally
died. 3 allow, tolerate, permit, let, admit, humour, indulge:
They suffer the storks to build their nests on their chimneys.
4 deteriorate, diminish, decline, go down, fall off, be reduced
or diminished: If you discontinue advertising, sales will
suffer.
suffering n. pain, agony, distress, misery, affliction, hardship,
torment, torture, tribulation, trial: The man's suffering is
written in his face.
suffice v. satisfy, serve, do, be sufficient or enough or adequate,
answer, sate, satiate, quench: If you are merely thirsty, water
should suffice.
sufficient
adj. adequate, enough: Have we sufficient food to last through
the winter?
suffix n. 1 ending, desinence, addition; affix: The suffix -ness is
added to many English adjectives to form nouns.
--v. 2 add (on), join, fasten to, subjoin, amend, Colloq tack
on: One can suffix -ness to a huge number of adjectives to form
nouns.