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The saddest fact of climate change - and the chief reason we should be concerned about finding a proper response - is that the countries it will hit hardest are already among the poorest and most long-suffering.
Bjorn Lomborg

Meaning of "long-suffering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LONG-SUFFERING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONG-SUFFERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Long-Suffering can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LONG-SUFFERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of long-suffering in the English dictionary

The definition of long-suffering in the dictionary is enduring pain, unhappiness, etc, without complaint. Other definition of long-suffering is long and patient endurance.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONG-SUFFERING

long-playing record
long-range
long-running
long-sighted
long-sightedly
long-sightedness
long-sleeved
long-spined sea scorpion
long-standing
long-stay car park
long-sufferingly
long-tailed
long-tailed cuckoo
long-tailed tit
long-term
long-term car park
long-term care
long-term health care
long-term memory
long-term unemployed

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONG-SUFFERING

bring
catering
civil engineering
considering
covering
electrical engineering
engineering
fingering
gathering
hovering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
ordering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
watering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of long-suffering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LONG-SUFFERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «long-suffering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of long-suffering

Translation of «long-suffering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONG-SUFFERING

Find out the translation of long-suffering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of long-suffering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «long-suffering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

长期受苦的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sufrido
570 millions of speakers

English

long-suffering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंबे समय से पीड़ित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عانى طويلا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Многострадальный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

resignado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিসহিষ্ণুতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

extrêmement patient
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menderita panjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwer geprüft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

辛抱強い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

참을성 있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Long-suffering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiên nhẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்ட துன்பத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सहनशीलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cefakâr
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infinitamente tollerante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cierpliwość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Багатостраждальний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lungă suferință
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολύπαθη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lankmoedigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

långmodighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

langmodighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of long-suffering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG-SUFFERING»

The term «long-suffering» is regularly used and occupies the 72.969 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG-SUFFERING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about long-suffering

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6 QUOTES WITH «LONG-SUFFERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word long-suffering.
1
Felicia Hemans
Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.
2
Ignatius of Antioch
Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
3
Bjorn Lomborg
The saddest fact of climate change - and the chief reason we should be concerned about finding a proper response - is that the countries it will hit hardest are already among the poorest and most long-suffering.
4
Samuel E. Morison
If a lecturer, he wishes to be heard; if a writer, to be read. He always hopes for a public beyond that of the long-suffering wife.
5
Rob Sheffield
'The Voice' has lots of singers who fit the 'Idol' mold of young, innocent ingenues with psycho stage moms. But it also has long-suffering adult pros, with a whiff of thirtysomething despair in their voices. That adds an edge of realness.
6
Paullina Simons
There is a very definite Russian heart in me; that never dies. I think you're born and you live your life with it and you die with it. I'm very much an American - my books tend to be about American things, but inside there's that sort of tortured, long-suffering, aching, constantly analysing Russian soul underneath the happy American exterior.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONG-SUFFERING»

Discover the use of long-suffering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to long-suffering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How Long, O Lord?: Reflections on Suffering and Evil
Carson brings together a close, careful exposition of key biblical passages with helpful pastoral applications. The second edition has been updated throughout.
D. A. Carson, 2006
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The Ministerial Virtue; Or Long-suffering Extolled in a ...
J. T. (D.D.), Joseph Trapp ..._-...- --._.....-- ,_ ___., »__-ud . ь"...— «__-.-—--—-.|
J. T. (D.D.), Joseph Trapp, 1738
3
Christian Love and It's Fruit
the apostle asks, "Despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long- suffering?" The long-suffering of God is very wonderfully manifest in his bearing innumerable injuries from men, and injuries that are very great, and long  ...
Jonathan Edwards, 2000
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Theological Sketch-book Or Skeletons of Sermons; Carefully ...
mercy in respect to the object; mercy respects the creature as miserable: patience , or long-suffering, respects the creature as criminal : mercy pities him in his misery ; long-suffering bears with the sin, and waits to be gracious. Patience or ...
‎1844
5
The Journey Into Wholeness for Single Mothers
The truth is, we are here to nurture relationships on the narrow road, which requires us to be long-suffering. Yes, the truth about nurturing relationships can be summed up in one word: long-suffering. Webster defines long-suffering as patiently ...
Bev Frank, 2012
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Long Suffering
This is an amazing, terrifing, true story about a young woman that seen it, lived it and suffered through the brutal beatings and survived.
Kathy Williams, 2011
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The Works of the Learned Isaac Barrow[...]
First, I shall consider the Patience and long suffering of God, as it is an Attribute and Perfection of the Divine Nature; God is long suffering to us- ward. Secondly, I shall shew, that the Patience of God, and the delay of Judgment, is no just ...
Isaac Barrow, 1717
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The works of the most reverend Dr. John Tillotson containing ...
In the handling of these words, I shall do these three things. 'First, I (hall consider the Patience and long suffering of God, as it is an Attribute and Perfection of the Divine Nature; God is long suffering to us- ward. Secondly, I shall shew, that the ...
John Tillotson, 1717
9
The Gospel standard, or Feeble Christian's support
I desire to speak a little of the long-suffering mercy of God. All living souls are made witnesses for God in this long-suffering mercy ; for the mercy of God was from everlasting in Jesus Christ to every quickened sinner in this congregation.
‎1847
10
Suffering and Salvation in Ciudad Juárez
But, through a compensation-mechanism that is easily explained, her natural frailty is made a virtue and the myth of the “long-suffering Mexican woman” is created. The idol—always vulnerable, always in process of transforming itself into a ...
Nancy Pineda-Madrid, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONG-SUFFERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term long-suffering is used in the context of the following news items.
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True Detective asks: What's easier, pimping or farming? | Grist
In this episode, we regrettably end up back in bed with him and the long-suffering Jordan as he waxes nostalgic on his days as a teen crop-picker. Life as Frank ... «Grist, Jul 15»
2
For the first time since 2008, Mets playing with playoffs on the line …
Even if the Mets do not make the playoffs, significant games late in the season would be quite refreshing for the long-suffering fan base. «Amazin' Avenue, Jul 15»
3
Lift the crippling sanctions Iran has imposed on itself - FT.com
... 12 companies and give its long-suffering shareholders their largest dividends to date. Unfortunately the group remains Iran's only example of ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
4
Banks reopen and VAT increases kick in
Queues formed outside banks in Athens as long-suffering Greeks waited to take care of business frozen during the past three weeks. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
5
Gay British man fathered 10 babies with 9 women in 1 year - NY …
Eight of the women are in lesbian relationships, he told the newspaper, while another is a long-suffering heterosexual couple who has tried to ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
6
The wizard of zzz: Expert advice on getting kids to sleep - Star Tribune
Parents have new allies in their long-suffering struggle to get their children to bed: sleep coaches. By Allie Shah Star Tribune. July 20, 2015 — 3:11pm. itemprop. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
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Video: Jaunty new messages for motorists will be trailled on the M1 …
Long-suffering motorists are getting a 'welcoming' set of new signs to make their time on major roadworks safer and more enjoyable. «Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Jul 15»
8
London Underground quiz: Which station is next on the Central Line …
Are you a long-suffering city commuter? Then this quiz might well be for you. We will give you two stations along the Central Line route (west ... «getwestlondon, Jul 15»
9
Europe's Worst Crisis in Decades Is Also Populism's Greatest …
The core of populism is, in the words of Tim Bale, a distinction "between 'the people' -- long-suffering, sensible, salt of the earth -- and the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
James River Distillery: Local gins are the new local everything else …
At least once a week, Lauren Millard–our long-suffering Sales Manager, who puts up with the rest of us yelling commands to each other in ... «RVANews, Jul 15»

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