suffice

[ suh-fahys, -fahyz ]

/ səˈfaɪs, -ˈfaɪz /

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verb (used without object), suf·ficed, suf·fic·ing.

to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.

verb (used with object), suf·ficed, suf·fic·ing.

to be enough or adequate for; satisfy.

Words nearby suffice

suffer fools gladly, sufferable, sufferance, suffering, suffern, suffice, suffice it to say, sufficiency, sufficient, sufficient condition, sufficient reason

Origin of suffice

1275–1325; Middle English sufficen < Latin sufficere to supply, suffice, equivalent to suf- suf- + -ficere, combining form of facere to make, do¹; replacing Middle English suffisen < Old French < Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM suffice

un·suf·fic·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for suffice

Suffice to say, there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel in Liberia.
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Suffice it to say, we hoped, with Governor Richardson as our veteran QB, to advance the ball down the field a bit.
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Concerning argument, suffice it to say that, once started, no matter how terrible the cost, it was successful.
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Suffice it to say that Radcliffe put an Avada Kedavra spell on the song, because he absolutely killed it!
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There will be some people who think, “I wish they touched on it more,” and some people where it will suffice.
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The method for saucers is the same as that for plates, so that one description will suffice.
The Potter's Craft|Charles F. Binns
If the deck is in good condition, it may suffice to construct coffer-dams or walls around several of the hatches.
Inventions of the Great War|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
There is such a similarity in all these statues that a representation of one will suffice.
The Prehistoric World|E. A. Allen
"I think this will suffice for to-day, Miss Beecham," said the baronet, when she had read to the end.
Meg's Friend|Alice Abigail Corkran
However, there is no use in wasting words, and an hour will suffice me to get ready in.
The Mistress of Bonaventure|Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for suffice

suffice

/ (səˈfaɪs) /

verb

to be adequate or satisfactory for (something)

suffice it to say that (takes a clause as object) let us say no more than that; I shall just say that

Derived forms of suffice

sufficer, noun

Word Origin for suffice

C14: from Old French suffire, from Latin sufficere from sub- below + facere to make

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suffice

verb (used without object), suf·ficed, suf·fic·ing.

verb (used with object), suf·ficed, suf·fic·ing.

Words related to suffice

Words nearby suffice

Origin of suffice

OTHER WORDS FROM suffice

Examples from the Web for suffice

British Dictionary definitions for suffice

verb

Derived forms of suffice

Word Origin for suffice