subir
French, verb/sy.biʁ/
subir is spelled S-U-B-I-R (5 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written French, the 3,835th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subir is a French verb meaning “to suffer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Souffrir, supporter ou être soumis à quelque chose de pénible”.
What does subir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to suffer
- 2
to undergo, be subjected to
- 3
to have (an operation, medical test etc.); to take (an exam)
- 4
to put up with (someone or something)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Souffrir, supporter ou être soumis à quelque chose de pénible.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of subir
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- subissant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- subi participle past
- subis first-person indicative present
- subit indicative present singular
- subissons first-person indicative plural
- subissez indicative plural present
- subissent indicative plural present
- subissais first-person imperfect indicative
- subissait imperfect indicative singular
- subissions first-person imperfect indicative
- subissiez imperfect indicative plural
- subissaient imperfect indicative plural
- subîmes first-person historic indicative
- subîtes historic indicative past
- subirent historic indicative past
- subirai first-person future indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subir?
- /sy.biʁ/
- \sy.biʁ\
- [sy.biʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to subir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subir in French?
subir appears 20 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).