What does patire in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word patire in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use patire in Italian.

The word patire in Italian means suffer, endure, suffer, suffer hunger pangs, be starving, to go through hell. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word patire

suffer, endure

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (stare male per [qlcs])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Patì le pene dell'inferno durante gli anni di malattia.
He suffered the pains of hell during his years of illness.

suffer

verbo intransitivo (stare male, soffrire)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ti vedo patire, ma non vuoi spiegarmi perché.
I can see you suffering, but you don't want to tell me why.

suffer hunger pangs, be starving

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

to go through hell

(problems, troubles, etc.)

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