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suffice
suf·fice S0866000 (sə-fīs′)v. suf·ficed, suf·fic·ing, suf·fic·es v.intr.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.
[Middle English suffisen, from Old French suffire, suffis-, from Latin sufficere : sub-, sub- + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
suf·fic′er n.suffice (səˈfaɪs) vb1. to be adequate or satisfactory for (something)2. suffice it to say that (takes a clause as object) let us say no more than that; I shall just say that[C14: from Old French suffire, from Latin sufficere from sub- below + facere to make] sufˈficer nsuf•fice (səˈfaɪs, -ˈfaɪz)
v. -ficed, -fic•ing. v.i. 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, do1] suffice
Past participle: sufficed
Gerund: sufficing
| Present |
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| I suffice | | you suffice | | he/she/it suffices | | we suffice | | you suffice | | they suffice |
| Preterite |
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| I sufficed | | you sufficed | | he/she/it sufficed | | we sufficed | | you sufficed | | they sufficed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am sufficing | | you are sufficing | | he/she/it is sufficing | | we are sufficing | | you are sufficing | | they are sufficing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have sufficed | | you have sufficed | | he/she/it has sufficed | | we have sufficed | | you have sufficed | | they have sufficed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was sufficing | | you were sufficing | | he/she/it was sufficing | | we were sufficing | | you were sufficing | | they were sufficing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had sufficed | | you had sufficed | | he/she/it had sufficed | | we had sufficed | | you had sufficed | | they had sufficed |
| Future |
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| I will suffice | | you will suffice | | he/she/it will suffice | | we will suffice | | you will suffice | | they will suffice |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have sufficed | | you will have sufficed | | he/she/it will have sufficed | | we will have sufficed | | you will have sufficed | | they will have sufficed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be sufficing | | you will be sufficing | | he/she/it will be sufficing | | we will be sufficing | | you will be sufficing | | they will be sufficing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been sufficing | | you have been sufficing | | he/she/it has been sufficing | | we have been sufficing | | you have been sufficing | | they have been sufficing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been sufficing | | you will have been sufficing | | he/she/it will have been sufficing | | we will have been sufficing | | you will have been sufficing | | they will have been sufficing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been sufficing | | you had been sufficing | | he/she/it had been sufficing | | we had been sufficing | | you had been sufficing | | they had been sufficing |
| Conditional |
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| I would suffice | | you would suffice | | he/she/it would suffice | | we would suffice | | you would suffice | | they would suffice |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have sufficed | | you would have sufficed | | he/she/it would have sufficed | | we would have sufficed | | you would have sufficed | | they would have sufficed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | suffice - be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"answer, do, servebridge over, tide over, keep going - suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year"go a long way - suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extentserve, function - serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"live up to, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil - meet the requirements or expectations ofmeasure up, qualify - prove capable or fit; meet requirementsgo around - be sufficient; "There's not enough to go around" |
sufficeverb be enough, do, be sufficient, be adequate, answer, serve, content, satisfy, fill the bill (informal), meet requirements A far shorter letter will suffice.sufficeverbTo meet a need or requirement:answer, do, serve, suit.Translationssuffice (səˈfais) verb to be enough for a purpose or person. Will $10 suffice (you) till Monday? 滿足 满足sufficient adjective enough. We haven't sufficient food to feed all these people; Will $10 be sufficient for your needs? 足夠的 足够的sufˈficiency noun 充足 充足sufˈficiently adverb 充足地 充足地suffice it to say I need only say. 只要說...就足夠了 只要说...就足够了suffice
suffice (it) to sayIn short; in summary; it is enough to say. Often followed by "that." I won't go into the details of our conversation, but suffice it to say that Bob won't be coming back on Monday. There were a lot of unexpected hurdles in the application process, and the whole thing turned out to be a lot more complex than we anticipated. Anyway, suffice to say, we were granted planning permission for the new office in the end.See also: say, sufficesuffice for (someone or something)1. To be adequate, satisfactory, or well suited to some particular purpose. A gift voucher really won't suffice for an anniversary present, Mary. This place will suffice for a temporary office while our building is being renovated.2. To meet or satisfy someone's needs, desires, or demands. I really don't need anything elaborate for lunch. A bowl of soup and a ham and cheese sandwich would suffice for me. A steady job and a house in the suburbs may suffice for some people, but I crave more adventure in my life!See also: sufficesuffice for someone or somethingto be sufficient for someone or something. This serving will suffice for me. Did you get enough? Will this suffice for you?See also: sufficesuffice it to sayIt is enough to say this and no more, as in Suffice it to say that the judge was furious when the invitation was withdrawn. [Late 1600s] See also: say, sufficesuffice (it) to say (that)... (formal) used for saying that you could say much more about somebody/something but you do not want or need to: I won’t tell you all that was said at the meeting. Suffice it to say that they approved our plan. Suffice it here means ‘it is enough’.See also: sufficesuffice it to sayIt should be enough to state the following. This phrase, indicating that what follows is all that should be said about something, dates from the seventeenth century. John Dryden used it in St. Evremont’s Miscellaneous Essays (1692): “It suffices to say that Xanthippus becoming the manager of affairs, altered extremely the Carthaginian Army.”See also: say, sufficeEncyclopediaSeeNecessary and Sufficient ConditionsLegalSeesufficiencysuffice
Synonyms for sufficeverb be enoughSynonyms- be enough
- do
- be sufficient
- be adequate
- answer
- serve
- content
- satisfy
- fill the bill
- meet requirements
Synonyms for sufficeverb to meet a need or requirementSynonymsSynonyms for sufficeverb be sufficientSynonymsRelated Words- bridge over
- tide over
- keep going
- go a long way
- serve
- function
- live up to
- satisfy
- fulfill
- fulfil
- measure up
- qualify
- go around
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