How to pronounce sufficed? (2023)

How do you pronounce suffice?

Break 'suffice' down into sounds: [SUH] + [FYS] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.

To suffice is to be enough, in either quality or quantity. It may not be gourmet all the time, but if your food is healthy, it will suffice.

suffice. verb. suf·​fice sə-ˈfīs. sufficed; sufficing. : to meet or satisfy a need : be sufficient.

verb (used without object), suf·ficed, suf·fic·ing. to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc. verb (used with object), suf·ficed, suf·fic·ing.

A: Yes. As the language moved on and subjunctives became rarer, many dropped the “it”. However, it's worth noting that America still heavily favours “suffice it to say” and even Britain prefers it.

A phone call will suffice. Her example alone should suffice to show that anything is possible.

Enough is often used as a synonym for sufficient, and when something is not sufficient, it is too little to take care of what's needed. Sufficient can, however, also suggest just enough and not an abundance, as in "the money was sufficient for groceries, but we needed more to fill the gas tank."

(verb) in the sense of be enough. Synonyms. be enough. be adequate. be sufficient.

'Sufficient enough' is redundant. Consider using only sufficient. that this rule can detect: The money is sufficient enough to buy the pullover.

Suffice it to say or suffice to say is used at the beginning of a statement to indicate that what you are saying is obvious, or that you will only give a short explanation.

What type of word is suffice?

verb (used with object), suf·ficed, suf·fic·ing. to be enough or adequate for; satisfy.

: able to maintain oneself or itself without outside aid : capable of providing for one's own needs. a self-sufficient farm. : having an extreme confidence in one's own ability or worth : haughty, overbearing.

/səˈfaɪs/ us. /səˈfaɪs/ to be enough: I'm taking $400 - I think that should suffice. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

past tense of suffice is sufficed.

The biggest difference here is that suffice is a verb: The food you bought will suffice for the party and, for you and me, for several months beyond. Sufficient is an adjective derived from the verb suffice: Yes, you may say we have sufficient food for the body, but some good loving would feed my soul.

sufficient, enough, adequate, competent mean being what is necessary or desirable. sufficient suggests a close meeting of a need. sufficient savings. enough is less exact in suggestion than sufficient.

not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required. an insufficient answer. 2. deficient in force, quality, or amount; inadequate.

1 enough to meet a need or purpose; adequate. 2 (Logic) (of a condition) assuring the truth of a statement; requiring but not necessarily required by some other state of affairs.

How do you say more than sufficient?

Some common synonyms of plentiful are abundant, ample, and copious. While all these words mean "more than sufficient without being excessive," plentiful implies a great or rich supply.

verb [no cont] If you say that something will suffice, you mean it will be enough to achieve a purpose or to fulfil a need.

synonyms for self-sufficient

competent. confident. efficient. self-supporting. self-sustaining.

able to take care of yourself, to be happy, or to deal with problems, without help from other people: She's a very self-sufficient young woman. He had never had to make a decision in his life but now he had to be entirely self-sufficient. Within three years, Pakistan became self-sufficient.

Suffice it to say or suffice to say is used at the beginning of a statement to indicate that what you are saying is obvious, or that you will only give a short explanation.

Opposite of to be adequate or enough for a given task or purpose. displease. dissatisfy. miss. refuse.