suffice
gb/səfˈaɪs/ us/səfˈaɪs/
B2
Kiingereza
~ 6000
elegendő, elég
KITENZI
B2
FORMAL
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
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.
Kosa la kawaida:
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]".
Maana
to be enough or adequate
Miunganiko ya maneno
will suffice
|should suffice
|suffice for
|suffice to say
|suffice to do
|this will suffice
Visawe
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".)
Vinyume
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.)
Mada
quantity
|daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
To be enough for what is needed.
To be enough or adequate to meet a need, requirement, or purpose.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
suffice
IPA
GB/səfˈaɪs/
US/səfˈaɪs/
Silabi na mkazo
suf - fice (silabi 2)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fice)
Maumbo ya neno
Verb
- Base: suffice
- 3rd Person Singular: suffices
- Present Participle: sufficing
- Past: sufficed
Familia ya neno
Forms
suffices
verb
sufficing
verb
sufficed
verb
Core family
sufficient
adjective B1
sufficiently
adverb B2
Related words
sufficiency
noun
Negative and opposite forms
Semi
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.
Mifano
- 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.