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1. (v.i.) suffice
to be enough or adequate, as for needs or purposes.
2. (v.t.) suffice
to be enough or adequate for; satisfy.
Etymology: (1275–1325; (< OF) < L sufficere to supply, suffice =suf-suf - +-ficere, comb. form of facere to make, do1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) suffice, do, answer, serve
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"
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1. (verb) suffice
to be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate
2. (verb) suffice
to satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of
3. (verb) suffice
to furnish; to supply adequately
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Sense: to be enough for a purpose or person
Will $10 suffice (you) till Monday?
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 Afrikaans: voldoen |
 Arabic: يَكْفي |
 Bulgarian: стигам |
 Brazilian: bastar |
 Czech: (po)stačit |
 German: genügen |
 Danish: være nok |
 Greek: αρκώ |
 Spanish: llegar (para algo), ser s |
 Estonian: piisama |
 Farsi: كفايت كردن |
 Finnish: riittää |
 French: suffire |
 Hebrew: לְהַספִּיק |
 Hindi: पर्याप्त होना |
 Croatian: dostajati, zadovoljavati |
 Hungarian: elég (vkinek) |
 Indonesian: mencukupi |
 Icelandic: nægja |
 Italian: bastare |
 Japanese: 十分である |
 Korean: 충분하다 |
 Lithuanian: užtekti, pakakti |
 Latvian: pietikt; būt diezgan |
 Malay: memadai |
 Dutch: genoeg zijn |
 Norwegian: være nok |
 Polish: wystarczać |
 Persian: كفايت كردن |
 Pashto: کفایت کول |
 Portuguese: bastar |
 Romanian: a ajunge |
 Russian: быть достаточным |
 Slovak: (po)stačiť |
 Slovenian: zadostovati |
 Serbian: biti dovoljan |
 Swedish: vara nog, räcka till |
 Thai: เพียงพอ |
 Turkish: yetmek |
 Taiwanese: 滿足 |
 Ukrainian: бути достатнім; вистачати |
 Urdu: کافی ہونا |
 Vietnamese: đủ để đáp ứng |
 Chinese: 满足 |
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