suffice

US: /səˈfaɪs/
UK: /səfˈa‍ɪs/


English Vietnamese dictionary


suffice /sə'fais/
  • nội động từ
    • đủ, đủ để
      • your word will suffice: lời nói của anh là đủ
      • that suffice to prove his honesty: điều đó đủ chứng tỏ tính trung thực của nó
  • ngoại động từ
    • đủ cho, đáp ứng nhu cầu của
      • two bowls suffice him: hai bát cũng đủ cho nó

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
(formal) (not used in the progressive tenses) to be enough for sb/sth: [V] Generally a brief note or a phone call will suffice. + [V to inf] One example will suffice to illustrate the point.
Idioms: suffice (it) to say (that) ... used to suggest that although you could say more, what you do say will be enough to explain what you mean: I won't go into all the details. Suffice it to say that the whole event was a complete disaster.

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
satisfy, serve, do, be sufficient or enough or adequate, answer, sate, satiate, quench:
If you are merely thirsty, water should suffice.

Concise English dictionary


suffices|sufficed|sufficingsə'faɪs
verb
+be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity