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Definition of suffice
sufficed
;sufficing
intransitive verb
1 : to meet or satisfy a need : be sufficient a brief note will suffice —often used with an impersonal it suffice it to say that they are dedicated, serious personalities — Cheryl Aldridge
2 : to be competent or capable
transitive verb
: to be enough for a few more should suffice them
sufficer
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of suffice in a Sentence
She's also decided that she can't countenance her mother, who gives Jane cash but demands that her daughter save every receipt or package to prove that she didn't spend the money on drugs. Suffice it to say, their short-lived truce is over. —Alec Klein, A Class Apart: Prodigies, Pressure, and Passion Inside One of America's Best High Schools, 2007
Thirteen years later, I still don't know exactly what to make of this letter. It goes without saying that a simple thank-you note, especially nearly a year late, would have sufficed. —Scott Turow, Atlantic, December 2005
But what of the meteoroids that come from other large objects in the solar system? To escape from Venus or the Earth, matter must be ejected at a velocity of at least seven miles a second; on Mars, three miles a second will suffice. —Donald Goldsmith, Natural History, September 2003
No, you don't need to write a letter. A phone call will suffice.
Her example alone should suffice to show that anything is possible.
Recent Examples of suffice from the Web
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That strategy might suffice right now for Hogan, who has a higher approval rating (73 percent) than all but one governor in America, according to a Morning Consult poll in April.
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The flavor is best when there is time to marinate the chicken for several hours before cooking, but even a half-hour bath will suffice.
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But big corporate media does face enough regulatory matters that even a single exemplary case would suffice to induce large-scale self-censorship.
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In a pinch, a 9-inch round nonstick cake pan also buttered will suffice.
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And fitness, Strabel said, is paramount in a race so difficult a racer can't hope simply having a good day will suffice.
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But these attributes do not suffice to be a teacher in good standing at St. Ignatius High School ... Teachers have special obligations to their students.
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His life, suffice to say, has been changed forever.
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If casting shadows over the neighbor’s house doesn’t suffice to intimidate, add the potent baritone throb of a big Hemi V-8 engine.
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Origin and Etymology of suffice
Middle English, from Anglo-French suffis-, stem of suffire, from Latin sufficere to provide, be adequate, from sub- + facere to make, do — more at do
SUFFICE Defined for English Language Learners
suffice
playDefinition of suffice for English Language Learners
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: to be or provide as much as is needed : to be sufficient
SUFFICE Defined for Kids
suffice
playDefinition of suffice for Students
sufficed
;sufficing
: to satisfy a need : be enough I'm hungry, but just a snack will suffice.
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