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.
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
Words nearby suffice
sufferable, sufferance, suffer fools gladly, suffering, Suffern, suffice, suffice it to say, sufficiency, sufficient, sufficient condition, sufficient reason
I won’t spoil here what role that hormone plays in celery, but suffice to say it’s nothing sexy.
Pig sex and celery have a surprising connection|PopSci Staff|September 30, 2020|Popular Science
The representative I spoke to in Vermont said my negative test and quarantine in Tennessee would suffice, and the representative from Maine essentially said to avoid crowded public places.
Inside an FKT Attempt on the Appalachian Trail|Martin Fritz Huber|September 3, 2020|Outside Online
Norris said he has written around the margins of the form after patients’ initial applications were rejected, hoping the additional details will suffice and fearing that MTS will not accept an attached letter.
MTS Frequently Overrules Doctors’ Orders on Reduced Fares for the Disabled|Lisa Halverstadt|August 31, 2020|Voice of San Diego
With close variants now more or less taking the place of broad match, strategies like avoiding broad match keywords won’t suffice for keeping query-to-keyword matches tight.
2020 Google paid search trends that have nothing to do with the pandemic|Andy Taylor|August 25, 2020|Search Engine Land
Suffice to say, there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel in Liberia.
How Liberia (Might Have) Beat Ebola|Abby Haglage|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suffice it to say, we hoped, with Governor Richardson as our veteran QB, to advance the ball down the field a bit.
Pyongyang Primer: Kenneth Bae Comes Home|Kevin Bleyer|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Concerning argument, suffice it to say that, once started, no matter how terrible the cost, it was successful.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suffice it to say that Radcliffe put an Avada Kedavra spell on the song, because he absolutely killed it!
Harry Potter Raps, The Catcalls Heard ‘Round the World and More Viral Videos|Alex Chancey|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There will be some people who think, “I wish they touched on it more,” and some people where it will suffice.
Octavia Spencer on Hollywood and Race: The Film Roles I’m Offered Are Too Small|Marlow Stern|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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