suffice

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US /ˈsʌ.fɪs/ UK /səˈfaɪs/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #12388

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to be enough for a particular purpose

A light lunch will suffice before the long flight.

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1 verb · to be enough for a... serve work

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Forms sufficedsufficessufficing

Related forms satisfice sufficient

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.

*dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European suffisen Middle English souffire Middle French sufficiō Latin

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# suffice

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈsʌ.fɪs
**IPA (UK):** səˈfaɪs
**Frequency rank:** 12388

## Meanings
1. to be enough for a particular purpose

## Examples
- A light lunch will suffice before the long flight.

## Synonyms
- do

## Related Forms
- satisfice
- sufficient

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰeh₁-
- Root: suffisen
- Root: souffire
- Root: sufficiō

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Suffice is from Middle English suffisen, from Middle French souffire, from Latin sufficiō (“supply, be adequate”), from sub (“under”) + faciō (“do, make”). Cognate with French suffire. Important historical forms include Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, Middle English suffisen, Middle French souffire, and Latin sufficiō. In present-day use, it means to be enough for a particular purpose. Related words include satisfice, sufficient.

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- Abstract Ideas

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