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Nikoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

to suffer oneself

Hi. I'd appreciate it if you could help me with the meaning of the following sentence. 
"My brother suffered himself to be waited on."

Does it mean that my brother did not enjoy being waited on? Thank you.
  

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Yes, it means he reluctantly allowed himself to be waited on. But it is not at all a common expression, particularly in speech. Clive

— Clive

  • Yes, it means he reluctantly allowed himself to be waited on.
  • But it is not at all a common expression, particularly in speech.
  • Clive
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Yes, it means he reluctantly allowed himself to be waited on.

But it is not at all a common expression, particularly in speech.

Clive
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Thanks again. Emotion: smile
CliveBut it is not at all a common expression, particularly in speech.
Yes. This
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Nikoo"My brother suffered himself to be waited on."Does it mean that my brother did not enjoy being waited on?
No. It doesn't mean that at all. A very old meaning of "suffer" is simply "allow".

Here's a dictionary definition:

to suffer: to allow, especially by reason of indifference <the eagle suffers little birds to sing — Shakespeare&g
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