Suffice

/səˈfaɪs/

पर्याप्त होना; जरूरत/मांग पूरी करना; संतुष्ट करना; पर्याप्त रूप से उपलब्ध कराना

Origin & History

From Middle English via Old French, from Latin “sufficere” (‘to put under, supply, be sufficient’), from “sub-” + “facere” (‘to make/do’).

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी में पुराने फ़्रेंच के माध्यम से, लैटिन “sufficere” (अर्थ: ‘पूरा करना/आपूर्ति करना/पर्याप्त होना’) से; यह “sub-” + “facere” (अर्थ: ‘बनाना/करना’) से बना है।

Definition

“Suffice” means to be enough for a purpose or to meet what is needed; it is often used in patterns like “X will suffice” or “to suffice for (something)”.

“Suffice” का अर्थ है किसी उद्देश्य के लिए पर्याप्त होना या जितनी आवश्यकता है उतना पूरा कर देना; यह अक्सर “X will suffice” या “to suffice for (something)” जैसे प्रयोगों में आता है।

Parts of Speech

Verb:
Two eggs should suffice for this cake.
इस केक के लिए दो अंडे पर्याप्त होंगे।

Usage Examples

For this plum cake, two eggs should suffice.
A short explanation will suffice.
This amount won’t suffice for the entire month.
The evidence was sufficient to suffice for a conviction.
A joint of lamb sufficed even his enormous appetite.

Synonyms

Do Work Be enough Be sufficient Serve Satisfy Meet the need

Antonyms

Fail Fall short Be insufficient Lack

Related Forms

Verb
Suffice / Sufficed / Sufficing
Adjective
Adverb
Sufficiently / Insufficiently

Idioms & Phrases

Suffice it to say
इतना कहना पर्याप्त है (कि)
Let it suffice
इसे पर्याप्त मानो / इतना ही काफी है