Meaning of "suffice" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUFFICE

From Old French suffire, from Latin sufficere from sub- below + facere to make.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SUFFICE

suffice  [səˈfaɪs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUFFICE

Suffice is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb suffice in English.

WHAT DOES SUFFICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Necessity and sufficiency

In logic, necessity and sufficiency are implicational relationships between statements. The assertion that one statement is a necessary and sufficient condition of another means that the former statement is true if and only if the latter is true. That is, the two statements must be either simultaneously true or simultaneously false. In ordinary English, 'necessary' and 'sufficient' indicate relations between conditions or states of affairs, not statements. Being a male sibling is a necessary and sufficient condition for being a brother. Fred's being a male sibling is necessary and sufficient for the truth of the statement that Fred is a brother.

Definition of suffice in the English dictionary

The definition of suffice in the dictionary is to be adequate or satisfactory for.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUFFICE

PRESENT

Present

I suffice

you suffice

he/she/it suffices

we suffice

you suffice

they suffice

Present continuous

I am sufficing

you are sufficing

he/she/it is sufficing

we are sufficing

you are sufficing

they are sufficing

Present perfect

I have sufficed

you have sufficed

he/she/it has sufficed

we have sufficed

you have sufficed

they have sufficed

Present perfect continuous

I have been sufficing

you have been sufficing

he/she/it has been sufficing

we have been sufficing

you have been sufficing

they have been sufficing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I sufficed

you sufficed

he/she/it sufficed

we sufficed

you sufficed

they sufficed

Past continuous

I was sufficing

you were sufficing

he/she/it was sufficing

we were sufficing

you were sufficing

they were sufficing

Past perfect

I had sufficed

you had sufficed

he/she/it had sufficed

we had sufficed

you had sufficed

they had sufficed

Past perfect continuous

I had been sufficing

you had been sufficing

he/she/it had been sufficing

we had been sufficing

you had been sufficing

they had been sufficing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will suffice

you will suffice

he/she/it will suffice

we will suffice

you will suffice

they will suffice

Future continuous

I will be sufficing

you will be sufficing

he/she/it will be sufficing

we will be sufficing

you will be sufficing

they will be sufficing

Future perfect

I will have sufficed

you will have sufficed

he/she/it will have sufficed

we will have sufficed

you will have sufficed

they will have sufficed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been sufficing

you will have been sufficing

he/she/it will have been sufficing

we will have been sufficing

you will have been sufficing

they will have been sufficing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would suffice

you would suffice

he/she/it would suffice

we would suffice

you would suffice

they would suffice

Conditional continuous

I would be sufficing

you would be sufficing

he/she/it would be sufficing

we would be sufficing

you would be sufficing

they would be sufficing

Conditional perfect

I would have suffice

you would have suffice

he/she/it would have suffice

we would have suffice

you would have suffice

they would have suffice

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been sufficing

you would have been sufficing

he/she/it would have been sufficing

we would have been sufficing

you would have been sufficing

they would have been sufficing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you suffice
we let´s suffice
you suffice

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to suffice

Past participle

sufficed

Present Participle

sufficing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SUFFICE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «suffice» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of suffice

answer · content · do · fill the bill · satisfy · serve · tick all the boxes

TRANSLATION OF SUFFICE

Find out the translation of suffice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of suffice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suffice» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 足够
• Translator English - Spanish: bastar
• English: suffice
• Translator English - Hindi: पर्याप्त
• Translator English - Arabic: يكفي
• Translator English - Russian: хватит
• Translator English - Portuguese: bastar
• Translator English - Bengali: চলা
• Translator English - French: suffire
• Translator English - Malay: Cukup
• Translator English - German: genügen
• Translator English - Japanese: 十分である
• Translator English - Korean: 충분하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Cukup
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đủ
• Translator English - Tamil: போதுமானதாக
• Translator English - Marathi: पुरे होणे
• Translator English - Turkish: yeterli
• Translator English - Italian: essere sufficiente
• Translator English - Polish: wystarczy
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вистачить
• Translator English - Romanian: este suficient
• Translator English - Greek: αρκεί
• Translator English - Afrikaans: voldoende
• Translator English - Swedish: räcka
• Translator English - Norwegian: nok

7 QUOTES WITH «SUFFICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word suffice.

1

Mary Cassatt

Why do people so love to wander? I think the civilized parts of the World will suffice for me in the future.

2

Bobby Darin

I am now a turtle. Virtually everything I own is on my back and suffice it to say I am one ton lighter and therefore 2,000 pounds happier. All houses are gone.

3

Francesco Guicciardini

Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.

4

Antoine Lavoisier

It took them only an instant to cut of that head, but it is unlikely that a hundred years will suffice to reproduce a singular one.

5

John George Nicolay

Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.

6

Rod Taylor

Acting doesn't suffice.

7

Alfred North Whitehead

Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUFFICE»

Discover the use of suffice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suffice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Four Colors Suffice: How the Map Problem was Solved

This is the entertaining story of those who failed to prove, and those who ultimately did prove, that four colors do indeed suffice to color any map.

Robin J. Wilson, 2002

Getting to Lasting Peace: Does Mediation Suffice to Settle ...

This essay argues that without credible third party guarantees for the implementation phase of peace treaties it is unlikely that the negotiated peace will last for long., abstract: Since the end of the Cold War the nature and perception of ...

Patrick Wagner, 2007

What Will Suffice

This collection of one hundred poems is charming and introspective with vivid and recognizable impressions, originality of diction and variations in tone.

Barri Bryan, 2006

The poetical works of sir Thomas Wyatt

And though with words thouwee'nst to reign, It doth suffice that once I had. Since that in checks thus overthwart, And coyly looks thou dost delight ; It doth suffice that mine thou wert, Though change hath put thy faith to flight. Alas ! it is a peevish ...

Sir Thomas Wyatt, 1831

Live. Laugh. Love

Can. words. suffice? We go through life like we are on the highway, letting images pass us by, fleeting images which leave us in seconds. I think that life is defined best when we are taken by one moment, a moment which grabs us amongst ...

Keorapetse Chakela, 2011

The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America

If the employee is part of a work force or employed in or by an establishment all of whose workers have agreed to accept this method of compensation, a single entry of this computation will suffice, (3) the amount and nature of each payment ...

‎1964

Philosophy of Science: The Historical Background

For instance, if it will suffice that the figure next following the decimal point in the decimal expression of the proportion among all the S's of such as are P should be exact, 9 instances may first be taken, and if these make the ratio less than 0.05  ...

Joseph J. Kockelmans

The Epistemology of A Priori Knowledge

I shall adopt the Postal Service Convention of reporting the fourcolor theorem as '' four colors suffice.'' Now consider the proposition: P: It is physically possible to prove that four colors suffice. Assume that P is true in W, and a has the concepts ...

the late Tamara Horowitz Associate Professor of Philosophy University of Pittsburgh, the late Joseph L. Camp Jr. Associate Professor of Philosophy University of Pittsburgh, 2005

Straight from the Heart: Buddhist Pith Instructions

Asfor thismind as such,great luminosity, By giving sun and moon as examples for it, Sun andmoon do not suffice as examples formind. Sun andmoon, possessing form andbeingradiant, And mind as such, lacking form andbeingradiant, Are ...

‎2013

Card, Cross, and Jones: Criminal Law

In Saik Lord Nicholls, with whose analysis Lord Steyn agreed, stated110 that ' know' in the CLA 1977, s 1(2) should be interpreted strictly and not watered down , and went on to reject the notion that 'belief' could suffice for 'knowledge' in s ...

Richard Card, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUFFICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suffice is used in the context of the following news items.

Point/Counterpoint: A Simple Surgical Threshold Won't Suffice

Point/Counterpoint: A Simple Surgical Threshold Won't Suffice. It's tempting to try to link quality to quantity. But the real solution is far more complicated. By David ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jun 15»

ELA cash to suffice till Monday

The European Central Bank injected additional cash into the Greek credit system on Friday after an extraordinary teleconference of its governing council that ... «Kathimerini, Jun 15»

One dose of GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix may suffice

The recommended schedule for HPV vaccination is two or three doses, but some patients never make it back for all of the shots. This may cease to be a concern ... «FierceVaccines, Jun 15»

One dose of cervical cancer vaccine may suffice, scientists say

LONDON A single dose of GlaxoSmithKline's human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could prevent the majority of cervical cancers, saving money and improving ... «Reuters, Jun 15»

Analysis: Against IS, airstrikes may not suffice

BAGHDAD (AP) — It's the modern era's military strategy of choice: overwhelming air power delivering precision-guided punishment backed by intelligence on ... «Yahoo News, May 15»

Japan in WWII: Will Tokyo's apologies ever suffice?

Ever since the end of World War II, the issues of repentance and forgiveness remain a source of diplomatic tensions between Japan, China and South Korea, ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines, May 15»

WI Supreme Court: For some drivers, odor of alcohol may suffice for …

The Wisconsin Supreme court this week upheld the drunken driving conviction of a man who was pulled over based only his wife's call to 911. Reversing the ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 15»

Rising iron ore price won't suffice for Fortescue Metals chair Andrew …

The is a challenge for all miners when sentiment plays a greater role than previously in determining the price of iron ore as stockpiles come down. Bloomberg. «The Australian Financial Review, May 15»

Restoring RO might not suffice for sugar sector

As already reported, two years after partial decontrol of the sugar sector, the central government might reverse some of this by restoring its powers over mills ... «Business Standard, Apr 15»

Current nonnuclear power capacity should suffice for summer: METI

Japan is expected to secure the minimum required power supply capacity this summer, the industry ministry said Thursday, meaning electricity supply will be ... «The Japan Times, Apr 15»