suffice
/səˈfaɪs/ verb C1- To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough. · For this plum cake, two eggs should suffice.
- To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of. · A joint of lamb sufficed even his enormous appetite.
He/she/it suffices · Past sufficed · Past participle sufficed · -ing form sufficing
Verb forms
- Base form
- suffice
- He/she/it
- suffices
- Past
- sufficed
- Past participle
- sufficed
- -ing form
- sufficing
From the library
At this moment, and as though the utterance of Villefort’s wish had sufficed to effect its accomplishment, a servant entered the room, and whispered a few words in his ear.
If words suffice not, blows must follow.
As to the other denizens of the old building, it will suffice out of a large household to mention the prim, respectable, and capable Ames, and Mrs.
A few seconds sufficed to satisfy him, for he sprang to his feet again and put his glass in his pocket.
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