sufficing
present participle ofsuffice
suffice
verb[I]
formaluk/səˈfaɪs/us/səˈfaɪs/to be enough:
I'm taking $400 - Ithinkthat should suffice.
Enough
- adequacy
- adequate
- adequately
- cover
- fill
- go
- go round
- good
- hold
- hold out
- respectable
- respectably
- say
- say whenidiom
- suffice
- suffice (it) to sayidiom
- sufficient
- sufficiently
- that
- that will doidiom
Idiom
suffice (it) to say
Examplesofsufficing
sufficing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
So long as wages are regarded as simplysufficingfor immediate need, you will have occasion for social reform.
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If the relief is real, the mixture is good andsufficing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It will lead to a verysufficingprovision for me in two or three years.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.North of this region, the surface of the province is of the most fertile soil, with ordinary rainfallsufficingfor agriculture.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A mere spirit of co-operation alone can never be allsufficingfor the religious basis of tradition.
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