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• suffice — suf|fice [səˈfaıs] v [I not in progressive] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: suffire, from Latin sufficere to put under, suffice , from sub ( SUB ) + facere to make, do ] 1.) formal to be enough ▪ A light lunch will suffice . suffice for …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• suffice — [[t]səfa͟ɪs[/t]] suffices, sufficing, sufficed 1) VERB: no cont If you say that something will suffice, you mean it will be enough to achieve a purpose or to fulfil a need. [FORMAL] A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter …   English dictionary

• suffice — verb (not in progressive) 1 (I) formal to be enough: A light lunch will suffice. | suffice to do sth: Two examples should suffice to illustrate my point. 2 suffice (it) to say (that) used to say that the statement that follows is enough to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• suffice — UK [səˈfaɪs] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms suffice : present tense I/you/we/they suffice he/she/it suffices present participle sufficing past tense sufficed past participle sufficed formal to be enough I m not sending a gift – I think a… …   English dictionary

• suffice — suf|fice [ sə faıs ] verb intransitive FORMAL to be enough: I m not sending a gift I think a card will suffice. suffice to do something: Two examples should suffice to prove this point. suffice (it) to say (that) SPOKEN FORMAL used for saying… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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

• suffice — v. 1 intr. (often foll. by for, or to + infin.) be enough or adequate (that will suffice for our purpose; suffices to prove it). 2 tr. meet the needs of; satisfy (six sufficed him). Phrases and idioms: suffice it to say I shall content myself… …   Useful english dictionary

• suffice — verb a simple yes or no will suffice Syn: be enough, be sufficient, be adequate, do, serve, meet requirements, satisfy demands, answer/meet one s needs, answer/serve the purpose; informal fit/fill the bill …   Thesaurus of popular words

• will do — interj. good enough, okay (phrase used to express agreement) v. will be good enough, will suffice (as in This room will do. ) …   English contemporary dictionary

• suffice (it) to say (that) … — suffice (it) to say (that)… idiom used to suggest that although you could say more, what you do say will be enough to explain what you mean • I won t go into all the details. Suffice it to say that the whole event was a complete disaster.… …   Useful english dictionary

• suffice — v. 1) (D; intr.) to suffice for (my salary suffices for our basic needs) 2) (E) it should suffice to cite her previous accomplishments; my salary suffices to meet our basic needs 3) (misc.) suffice it to say that we will do our duty * * * [sə… …   Combinatory dictionary