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suffice::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | answer, do, serve |
| Type of | fulfill, satisfy, live up to, fulfil |
| Has types | keep going, measure up, qualify, serve, bridge over, tide over, function, go a long way, go around |
| Derivation | sufficiency, sufficient |
A `B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school.
Examples of suffice
suffice
So, suffice it to say, I think the GOP's pup tent has just gotten a lot smaller.
From the tennessean.com
I suspect that, for many people on many trips, a tablet would more than suffice.
From the online.wsj.com
Suffice to say, the two events didn't leave Josh much time to focus on fighting.
From the bostonherald.com
Suffice to say, anything with Chevy Chase AND Steve Martin in is worth watching.
From the hecklerspray.com
Showing this kind of disgraceful disrespect is so low that words cannot suffice.
From the kansas.com
Even the less expense roof fix was tried only after assurances it would suffice.
From the courier-journal.com
Because both are made of Indiana limestone, unfrosted gingerbread would suffice.
From the omaha.com
Suffice it to say they did not read the situation the same way their elders had.
From the parenting.blogs.nytimes.com
With this busy pattern on your bottom half, a plain T-shirt on top will suffice.
From the independent.co.uk
- 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"
- In logic, the words necessity and sufficiency refer to the 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.
- To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate; To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of; To furnish; to supply adequately
