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suffice or be sufficient for

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  • Sufficient — Suf*fi cient, a. [L. sufficiens, entis, p. pr. of sufficere: cf. F. suffisant. See {Suffice}.] 1. Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army sufficient to defend the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sufficient — suf|fi|cient W2S2 [səˈfıʃənt] adj formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of sufficere; SUFFICE] as much as is needed for a particular purpose = ↑enough ≠ ↑insufficient ▪ We can only prosecute if there is sufficient… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sufficient — adj. 1 sufficing, adequate, enough (is sufficient for a family; didn t have sufficient funds). 2 = SELF SUFFICIENT. 3 archaic competent; of adequate ability, resources, etc. Derivatives: sufficiently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF sufficient or L… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sufficient — adjective /səˈfɪʃənt/ a) Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army sufficient to defend the country. b) Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent… …   Wiktionary

  • Suffice — Suf*fice , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sufficed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sufficing}.] [OE. suffisen, OF. soufire, F. suffire (cf. suffisant, p. pr.), L. sufficere to put under, to substitute, to avail for, to suffice; sub under + facere to make. See {Fact}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • suffice — [sə fīs′, səfīz′] vi. sufficed, sufficing [ME sufficen < stem of OFr soufire < L sufficere, to provide, suffice < sub ,SUB + facere, to make, DO1] 1. to be enough; be sufficient or adequate 2. Obs. to be competent or able vt …   English World dictionary

  • sufficient — [sə fish′ənt] adj. [ME < L sufficiens, prp. of sufficere: see SUFFICE] 1. as much as is needed; equal to what is specified or required; enough 2. competent; well qualified; able sufficiently adv. SYN. SUFFICIENT and ENOUGH agree in describing… …   English World dictionary

  • sufficient — 01. Two hours should be [sufficient] time to finish the work. 02. Mark hadn t [sufficiently] cleaned the carpet, so we could still see the wine stains. 03. I question the [sufficiency] of a single one quart bottle of water for a half day hike on… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • suffice — verb (sufficed; sufficing) Etymology: 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 Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to meet or satisfy a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sufficient — sufficiently, adv. /seuh fish euhnt/, adj. 1. adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection. 2. Logic. (of a condition) such that its existence leads to the occurrence of a given event or the existence of a given thing …   Universalium

  • suffice — [sə fʌɪs] verb be enough or adequate. ↘meet the needs of. Phrases suffice (it) to say used to indicate that one is withholding something for reasons of discretion or brevity. Origin ME: from OFr. suffis , stem of suffire, from L. sufficient ,… …   English new terms dictionary

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