suffice

IPA(Pronunciation)

/səˈfaɪs/

Verb

intransitive transitive

(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough. / (transitive) To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.

Japanese Meaning

十分である（要求や必要性を満たすほどの量や質がある） / 足りる（必要な量や基準に達している） / 満足させる（要望や条件に合致している）

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

簡単な説明でほとんどの読者には十分だ。

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Sense（1）

(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.

For this plum cake, two eggs should suffice.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.

A joint of lamb sufficed even his enormous appetite.

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Sense（3）

To furnish; to supply adequately.

suffices

（ present singular third-person ）

sufficing

（ participle present ）

sufficed

（ participle past ）

sufficed

（ past ）

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