Meaning of suffice in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /səˈfaɪs/

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  1. Verb

    suffice

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Old French suffis-, stem of suffire, from Latin sufficere‘put under, meet the need of’, from sub-‘under’ + facere‘make’

    Definitions

    1. be sufficient

    Examples

    • « 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 »

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice. »
    Albert Einstein
  • « Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice. Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition. »
    E. O. Wilson
  • « To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to have deserved it. »
    Victor Hugo
  • « The English Bible - a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power. »
    Thomas B. Macaulay

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