suffice

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
2. (transitive) To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
3. (archaic) To furnish; to supply adequately.

Synonyms

be enough

do

enough

sufficient

be sufficient

adequate

be adequate

satisfy

serve

last

answer

gratify

satiate

serve the purpose

be satisfied

meet requirements

content

be competent

quit

reach

sate

stay

tide over

wash

🧽

work

serve one’s purpose

be adequate for

be sufficient for

suffice for

be ample

last for

be enough for

stop

🛑

sufficient enough

to be

abound

allay

assuage

be able

bridge over

catch up with

complete

defray

equal

feed

gain

go around

indulge

keep going

last out

Translations

suffire

ausreichen

genügen

bastar

bastare

reichen

voldoen

bastar

volstaan

hinreichen

toereiken

voldoende zijn

كفى

επαρκώ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səˈfaɪs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: suffisen

Cognate with French: suffire

In summary

From Middle English suffisen, from Middle French souffire, from Latin sufficiō (“supply, be adequate”), from sub (“under”) + faciō (“do, make”). Cognate with French suffire.