Past tense of suffice
regular verb
The past tense of suffice is sufficed. The past participle is also sufficed.
Forms of suffice
| Base form (V1) | suffice /səˈfaɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sufficed |
| Past participle (V3) | sufficed |
| Present participle | sufficing |
| Third person singular | suffices /ˈsəˈfaɪsəz/ |
Sufficed in a sentence
- A joint of lamb sufficed even his enormous appetite.
- The king sufficed his army with food and weapons before the great battle.
- Most (not all) agreed that Chinese characters no longer sufficed.2016, Christopher Goscha, The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam, Penguin, published 2017, page 107. From the entry quoc ngu
- In the more populous parts of the Pearl River Delta, local defense measures often sufficed to repel the pirates.2009, Diane O'Brien, Thomas O'Brien, The Making of the Modern World 1450 to Present, 3rd edition, Custom Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 189. From the entry Shun-te
- The space left for them was giddyingly narrow, but it would have sufficed—there was actually room to pass.1913, David Potter, chapter 42, in The Streak, page 341. From the entry giddyingly
Meaning of suffice
- verb To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
- verb To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
- verb To furnish; to supply adequately.
Questions about the past tense of suffice
- What is the past tense of suffice?
- The past tense of suffice is sufficed.
- What is the past participle of suffice?
- The past participle of suffice is sufficed.
- Is suffice a regular or irregular verb?
- Suffice is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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