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suffice

/səˈfaɪs/verb

उच्चारण सफ़ाइस

पर्याप्त होना

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verb
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    [I] ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ to do sth formal

    to be enough for somebody or something

    पर्याप्त होना

    • A short reply will suffice.
    • One page should suffice for your answer.
    • A simple apology will not suffice this time.
    + 2 more examples
    • Two glasses of water a day hardly suffice in this summer heat.
    • Will five hundred rupees suffice for the train ticket and lunch?

    Synonyms be enough be sufficient do serve satisfy

    Opposite fall short be inadequate

Idioms 1

suffice it to say (that)…

used to suggest that although you could say more, what you say will be enough to explain what you mean

इतना कहना काफ़ी है कि

  • Suffice it to say that she cleared the exam.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

be enough be sufficient do serve satisfy

Antonyms

fall short be inadequate

AaSpelling

suf·fice

?Which word?

Keep the enough words together: suffice, sufficient, adequate, ample (more than enough), plenty.

पर्याप्त के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: suffice, sufficient, adequate, ample (ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा), plenty।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective sufficient means enough ('sufficient funds'); its opposite insufficient.

Adjective sufficient का अर्थ पर्याप्त है ('sufficient funds'); विपरीत insufficient।

'suffice it to say' is a fixed subjunctive phrase.

'suffice it to say' एक निश्चित subjunctive वाक्यांश है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Suffice it to say (it is enough to say).

Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: suffice it to say (इतना कहना काफ़ी है)।