Suffice — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səfˈaɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/səfˈaɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səfˈaɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /səfˈaɪs/.

Examples

A few words would answer
This car suits my purpose well
Will $100 do?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

do serve answer

Parts of Speech

verb	be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity “A few words would answer”

Word Forms

sufficient	adjective	of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
sufficiency	noun	sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

genügen

ausreichen; ausreichend sein, sei es qualitativ oder quantitativ

🇫🇷French

suffire

être suffisant; être adéquat, que ce soit en qualité ou en quantité

🇪🇸Spanish

satisfacer

ser suficiente; ser adecuado, ya sea en calidad o cantidad

🇮🇹Italian

basta

essere sufficiente; essere adeguato, sia in termini di qualità che di quantità

🇳🇱Dutch

volstaan

voldoende zijn; toereikend zijn, zowel kwalitatief als kwantitatief

🇵🇹Portuguese

basta

ser suficiente; ser adequado, seja em qualidade ou quantidade

🇷🇺Russian

достаточно

быть достаточным; быть адекватным как по качеству, так и по количеству

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पर्याप्त

पर्याप्त हो; गुणवत्ता या मात्रा में पर्याप्त हो

🇧🇩Bengali

যথেষ্ট

যথেষ্ট হতে মান বা পরিমাণে পর্যাপ্ত হতে হবে

🇮🇳Tamil

போதுமானது

போதுமானதாக இருங்கள்; தரம் அல்லது அளவு ஆகியவற்றில் போதுமானதாக இருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సరిపోతుంది

తగినంతగా ఉండండి; నాణ్యత లేదా పరిమాణంలో తగినంతగా ఉండాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुरेसे

पुरेसे असणे; गुणवत्ता किंवा प्रमाणात, पुरेसे असू द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂરતું

પૂરતું હોવું; ગુણવત્તા અથવા જથ્થામાં, પર્યાપ્ત બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಕು

ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಎಂದು; ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮರ್ಪಕವಾಗಿರಬೇಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മതി

മതിയാകുക; ഗുണനിലവാരത്തിലോ അളവിലോ മതിയായതായിരിക്കണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਹੋਣਾ; ਉੱਚਿਤ ਹੋਵੋ, ਜਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

کافی

کافی ہونا؛ مناسب ہو، معیار یا مقدار میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

够了

足够；无论是质量还是数量都足够

🇯🇵Japanese

十分です

十分であること。質または量のいずれかにおいて適切であること

🇰🇷Korean

충분하다

충분하다; 질적으로나 양적으로나 적당할 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đủ

đủ; đủ về chất lượng hoặc số lượng

🇹🇭Thai

เพียงพอแล้ว

เพียงพอ; ให้เพียงพอทั้งในด้านคุณภาพหรือปริมาณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencukupi

cukup; memadai, baik secara kualitas maupun kuantitas

🇵🇭Filipino

sapat na

maging sapat; maging sapat, sa kalidad man o dami

🇲🇾Malay

cukuplah

cukup; mencukupi, sama ada dari segi kualiti atau kuantiti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يكفي

تكون كافية؛ أن تكون كافية سواء من حيث الجودة أو الكمية

🇮🇷Persian

کافی است

کافی باشد؛ چه از نظر کیفیت و چه از نظر کمیت کافی باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

yeterli

yeterli olmak; nitelik veya nicelik olarak yeterli olmalı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַספִּיק

לְהַספִּיק; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

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The primary meaning of 'suffice' is 'be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity'.

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Using 'suffice' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'suffice' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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