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suffice
This verb carries a tone of formal adequacy, often used to indicate that a minimum requirement has been met without exceeding it. It suggests a threshold of satisfaction where further effort or quantity is unnecessary, creating a sense of pragmatic efficiency.
In professional or academic writing, it frequently appears in the construction "it suffices to," which serves as a polite way to truncate a detailed explanation. This usage signals to the reader that while more information exists, the provided amount is logically sufficient to support the conclusion.
Meanings
Examples
A brief summary should suffice for the meeting.
Will this amount of data suffice to prove the theory?
One small suitcase should suffice for a weekend trip.
A simple apology will not suffice in this case.
I hope this explanation suffices to clear up the confusion.