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verb
- 1. be enough or adequate: "a quick look should suffice"
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verb [ I ] formal uk / səˈfaɪs / us / 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. cover. enough. go round phrasal verb. good. hydrated. respectable. respectably. satiable. say.
: to be competent or capable. transitive verb. : to be enough for. a few more should suffice them. sufficer noun. Synonyms. do. serve. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of suffice in a Sentence.
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: to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.. See examples of SUFFICE used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. to be adequate or satisfactory for (something) 2. → See suffice it to say that.... Click for more definitions.
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 meet present needs or requirements; be sufficient: These rations will suffice until next week. 2. To be equal to a specified task; be capable: No words will suffice to convey my grief. v.tr. To satisfy the needs or requirements of; be enough for.
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'
Definition of suffice verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SUFFICE definition: to be enough: . Learn more.