SUFFICING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Suffice

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Middle English: from Old French suffis-, stem of suffire, from Latin sufficere ‘put under, meet the need of’, from sub- ‘under’ + facere ‘make’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: səˈfʌɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:

be enough or adequate

Short Definition:

be enough or adequate

Examples:
  • a quick look should suffice
  • two examples should suffice to prove the contention

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