Which word is correct in these two sentences?
- A child may also suffer from/with a runny nose.
- A child may also suffer from/with a fever.
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Sign up to join this communityAccording to Oxford dictionary, there's the option 'suffer from'
Google books source shows a descending graph for 'suffer with'
1) suffer + object (he suffered intense pain)
2) suffer + no object (he'd suffered a great deal since his arrest)
3) suffer from (his daughter suffered from agoraphobia)
The answer is from, they suffer from [what they suffer from]. If you say that they suffer with, it will be understood, however quite awkward.