WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
suf•fice /səˈfaɪs/USA pronunciation
v. [no object* not: be + ~-ing], -ficed, -fic•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to be enough for needs or purposes:A few payments will suffice.
- suffice it to say, This phrase is used before making another statement, to indicate that the speaker believes what follows is sufficient to prove a point:Suffice it to say the project was a success.
suf•fice
(sə fīs′, -fīz′),USA pronunciation v., -ficed, -fic•ing.
v.i.
v.t.
v.i.
- to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.
v.t.
- to be enough or adequate for;
satisfy.
- Latin, as above
- Old French
- Latin sufficere to supply, suffice, equivalent. to suf- suf- + -ficere, combining form of facere to make, do1; replacing Middle English suffisen
- Middle English sufficen 1275–1325
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