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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

What is the meaning of this sentence ?

Guess which kind of people I'm done suffering.

Is it mean :

Guess which kind of people I do make to suffering. (if "I do make" to consider in the present indefinite passive voice as "I'm done")

or:

Guess which people I won't suffer with anymore. (This what gives me google translator on my native lang. )

These are quite different meanings.

  

Top answer

tr. def. 2.

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  • tr.
  • def.
  • 2.
  • a.
  • To put up with; tolerate: She does not suffer fools easily.
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You are seeing a rather old-fashioned use of the word "suffer" to mean "tolerate":

AHD "suffer" v.tr. def. 2.
a. To put up with; tolerate: She does not suffer fools easily. See Synonyms at endure.
b. To permit; allow: "They were not suffered to aspire to so exalted a position as that of streetcar c

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Definition taken from Oxford Dictionary:

suffer

(archaic) Tolerate.

Example: ‘France will no longer suffer the existing government’ to be done with something or someone means to finish doing something or stop having relations with someone. So, basically, the sentence can be rephrased: Guess which kind of people I won't be tolerating any more.
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