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Definitions of suffice
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To be equal to the wants or demands of; to satisfy; to be enough; to be equal to the end in view.
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To be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need ( of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate.
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To satisfy.
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To be enough or sufficient.
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To satisfy; to content.
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be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; " A few words would answer"; " This car suits my purpose well"; " Will $ 100 do?"; " A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; " Nothing else will serve"
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To be sufficient for; be adequate.
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To be equal to; be enough.
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To furnish; to supply adequately.
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To be enough: to be equal to the end in view.
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To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
Quotes of suffice
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Why do people so love to wander? I think the civilized parts of the World will suffice for me in the future.
– Mary Cassatt -
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.
– Bobby Darin -
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.
– Antoine Lavoisier -
The English Bible- a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power.
– Thomas B. Macaulay -
If written directions alone would suffice libraries wouldn't need to have the rest of the universities attached.
– Judith Martin -
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.
– John George Nicolay -
Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy.
– Bertrand Russell -
Acting doesn't suffice
– Rod Taylor -
Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice
– Alfred North Whitehead -
Suffice it to say, I'm not poor.
– August Wilson -
Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart. O when may it suffice
– William Butler Yeats
Usage examples for suffice
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“ Might not that suffice to cover a few years, seeing that in return she wanted nothing but love? ”
– Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope -
“ Hence the first shot must suffice ”
– Empire Builders by Francis Lynde -
“ Other lines, as important as those selected, may have been overlooked, but the ones chosen will suffice to show the general character of them all. ”
– The Practice and Science Of Drawing by Harold Speed -
“ Suffice it to say, he leapt up to her and struck her in the face with his fist. ”
– The Goose Man by Jacob Wassermann -
“ A general account of this country, followed by any incidents or personal adventures worthy of notice, will suffice to give an idea of this dreary region. ”
– Spinifex and Sand Five Years' Pioneering and Exploration in Western Australia by David W Carnegie -
“ Suffice to say, I was terribly cut up over the way my first serious affair of the heart turned out, and tried my best to hate myself for letting it worry me. ”
– A Fool and His Money by George Barr McCutcheon -
“ It was evident that no half- explanations would suffice this soul of the mountain land. ”
– The Eagle's Heart by Hamlin Garland -
“ These examples will suffice to show the part played by the supposed resemblance of a new- born infant with one animal or the other in the Babylonian- Assyrian birth- omens; nor is it difficult to see how the thought of such resemblances should arise, for, as a matter of fact, the shape of the head of an infant easily suggests that of a dog or a bird. ”
– Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance by Morris Jastrow -
“ Suffice it to say that we sailed for a fortnight or so in the West India seas. ”
– Richard Carvel, Complete by Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 5, 2009 -
“ One instance of this must here suffice ”
– The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) by John Holland Rose -
“ Suffice it is that she has gone. ”
– Arms and the Woman by Harold MacGrath -
“ But there is enough to occupy the interval, and there are not wanting casual travellers whose bills suffice to cover current expenses. ”
– Faces and Places by Henry William Lucy -
“ Hereafter, less detail will suffice ”
– Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson -
“ Let it suffice to say that in 1914 Germany felt herself ready for the conflict. ”
– Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Kelly Miller -
“ Twenty- four hours would suffice at present for the excursion. ”
– History of the United Netherlands, 1598 by John Lothrop Motley -
“ Waking up, however, will not suffice ”
– The Red Conspiracy by Joseph J. Mereto -
“ Do we suffice for ourselves? ”
– The Roman Question by Edmond About -
“ Indeed, he offered a more numerous force than I require- half a dozen will suffice ”
– Shirley by Charlotte Brontë -
“ A few main points will suffice for our guidance. ”
– The Moral Instruction of Children by Felix Adler -
“ Tell him that, and it will suffice ”
– A Son of the Immortals by Louis Tracy