suffice
gb/səfˈaɪs/ us/səfˈaɪs/
B2
Αγγλικά
~ 6000
elegendő, elég
ΡΉΜΑ
B2
FORMAL
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to suffice (for [something]) / (to do [something])
If you can't come in person, an email will suffice.
Ha nem tud személyesen eljönni, egy e-mail is elegendő.
Two days should suffice to finish the report.
Két napnak elegendőnek kell lennie a jelentés befejezéséhez.
A light jacket will suffice on such a warm evening.
For now, this rough sketch will suffice for our discussion.
A brief phone call would suffice instead of a long meeting.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
One example will suffice for this lesson.
Ehhez a leckéhez egy példa is elegendő lesz.
This small meal will suffice until dinner.
Ez a kevés étel elég lesz vacsoráig.
Two hours should suffice to clean the house.
A short message will suffice to tell her the news.
Your answer does not suffice for the teacher.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use "suffice" like an adjective and say *"it is suffice"* instead of "it is sufficient" or "it will suffice". Remember: "suffice" is a verb, while "sufficient" is an adjective. Another common mistake is adding "of", as in *"it suffices of"*; the correct pattern is "suffice for [something]" or "suffice to do [something]".
Σημασία
to be enough or adequate
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
will suffice
|should suffice
|suffice for
|suffice to say
|suffice to do
|this will suffice
Συνώνυμα
be enough (More common and neutral in everyday speech; less formal than "suffice".)
|
be sufficient (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal than "be enough" and similar in tone to "suffice".)
Αντώνυμα
be insufficient (Direct opposite, meaning not enough to meet a need or purpose.)
|
fall short (Shows that something does not reach the needed level or amount.)
Θέματα
quantity
|daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To be enough for what is needed.
To be enough or adequate to meet a need, requirement, or purpose.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
suffice
IPA
GB/səfˈaɪs/
US/səfˈaɪs/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
suf - fice (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fice)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: suffice
- 3rd Person Singular: suffices
- Present Participle: sufficing
- Past: sufficed
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
suffices
verb
sufficing
verb
sufficed
verb
Core family
sufficient
adjective B1
sufficiently
adverb B2
Related words
sufficiency
noun
Negative and opposite forms
Εκφράσεις
suffice it to say (that)
1/səfˈaɪs ˈɪt tə sˈeɪ ðˈæt/
fixed phrase
formal
say only what is needed
Used before a short comment to show that you are not giving all the details, but what you say is enough for now.
Παραδείγματα
- Suffice it to say that the meeting did not go as planned.
- Suffice it to say, we won't be working with that company again.
- Suffice it to say that everyone was very surprised by the news.