English Explanatory Dictionary

suffice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
  2. To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
  3. To furnish; to supply adequately.

Pronunciation

/səˈfaɪs/ en-us-suffice.ogg /səˈfʌɪs/ /ˈsʌ.fɪs/ /səˈfaɪz/ /səˈfɑes/ en-au-suffice.ogg [səˈfɑe̯s]

Word forms

suffice suffices sufficing sufficed

Etymology

From Middle English suffisen, from Middle French souffire, from Latin sufficiō (“supply, be adequate”), from sub (“under”) + faciō (“do, make”). Cognate with French suffire.

Synonyms

do work

Related words

satisfice sufficient

Derived words

suffice it to say sufficive unsufficed
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