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   sufficient

   /səˈfɪʃnt/

   adjective

   • 1. enough; adequate: "they had sufficient resources to survive"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘legally satisfactory’): from Old French, or from Latin sufficient- ‘meeting the need of’ (see suffice).

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   What is the difference between sufficient and sufficient?

   • sufficient, enough, adequate, competent mean being what is necessary or desirable. sufficient suggests a close meeting of a need. enough is less exact in suggestion than sufficient. do you have enough food? adequate may imply barely meeting a requirement.

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   What does sufficiant mean?

   • Middle English sufficiant, sufficient, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French suffisant, sufficient, in part from present participle of suffire "to suffice," in part borrowed from Latin sufficient-, sufficiens, from present participle of sufficere "to have enough strength or capacity, be adequate" — more at suffice

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   What does it mean if something is sufficient for a particular purpose?

   • If something is sufficient for a particular purpose, there is enough of it for the purpose. This piece of fabric is sufficient to cover the box. 4 meanings: 1. enough to meet a need or purpose; adequate 2. logic (of a condition) assuring the truth of a statement;.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does it mean if you have a sufficient amount?

   • If you have a sufficient amount of something, it's enough — not too much, not too little, just right. Goldilocks would be pleased. Sufficient comes from a Latin verb meaning "to meet the need." If something is sufficient it has met, or satisfied, a need.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › sufficientSUFFICIENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     adjective. us / səˈfɪʃ. ə nt / uk / səˈfɪʃ. ə nt / Add to...

   • Znaczenie Sufficient, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SUFFICIENT definicja: 1. enough for a particular purpose: 2....

   • Sufficient in Arabic

     SUFFICIENT translate: كافٍ. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     SUFFICIENT translate: 足夠的，充足的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Sufficient in Korean

     SUFFICIENT translate: 충분한. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Sufficient in Japanese

     SUFFICIENT translate: 十分な, 足りる, 充分（じゅうぶん）な. Learn more in...

   • Sufficient in Catalan

     sufficient translate: suficient. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Sufficient in Italian

     sufficient translate: sufficiente, sufficiente. Learn more...

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   adjective. 1. enough to meet a need or purpose; adequate. 2. logic. (of a condition) assuring the truth of a statement; requiring but not necessarily required by some other state of affairs. Compare necessary (sense 3e)

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   Definitions of sufficient. adjective. of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant. “ sufficient food” synonyms: ample. more than enough in size or scope or capacity. adequate, decent, enough. sufficient for the purpose. comfortable. sufficient to provide comfort. see more. Pronunciation. US. /səˈfɪʃənt/ UK.

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   Sufficient definition: adequate for the purpose; enough. See examples of SUFFICIENT used in a sentence.

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    Sufficient means being as much as is needed; adequate; enough. Find the origin, usage, and examples of sufficient and its synonyms in English and other languages.