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verb
- 1. be enough or adequate: "a quick look should suffice"
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The meaning of SUFFICE is to meet or satisfy a need : be sufficient —often used with an impersonal it. How to use suffice in a sentence.
Suffice definition: to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.. See examples of SUFFICE used in a sentence.
(Definition of suffice from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) suffice | American Dictionary. verb [ I ] fml us / səˈfɑɪs / Add to word list. to be enough: The problems were of global importance, and only an international effort would suffice to deal with them.
To suffice is to be enough, in either quality or quantity. It may not be gourmet all the time, but if your food is healthy, it will suffice.
SUFFICE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of suffice in English. suffice. verb [ I ] formal us / səˈfaɪs / uk / səˈfaɪs / Add to word list. to be enough: I'm taking $400 - I think that should suffice. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enough. 'nuff said. adequacy. adequately. close enough for government work idiom
1. to be enough or adequate, as for needs or purposes. v.t. 2. to be enough or adequate for; satisfy. [1275–1325; (< Old French) < Latin sufficere to supply, suffice = suf- suf - + -ficere, comb. form of facere to make, do 1]
If you say that something will suffice, you mean it will be enough to achieve a purpose or to fulfil a need.
Definition of suffice verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. If you say that something will suffice, you mean it will be enough to achieve a purpose or to fulfill a need. [formal] [...] 2. See suffice it to say [...] More. Conjugations of 'suffice' present simple: I suffice, you suffice [...] past simple: I sufficed, you sufficed [...] past participle: sufficed. More. Synonyms of 'suffice'
To meet present needs or requirements; be sufficient. These rations will suffice until next week. American Heritage. To be enough; be sufficient or adequate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To be competent or able. Webster's New World. To be equal to a specified task; be capable. No words will suffice to convey my grief. American Heritage
