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sufficed

sufficed is the simple past and past participle of suffice.

Meaning of suffice

Verb

suffice (third-person singular simple present suffices, present participle sufficing, simple past and past participle sufficed)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    work
  2. (transitive) To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
    • A joint of lamb sufficed even his enormous appetite.
  3. (archaic) To furnish; to supply adequately.
    • During the festival, the temple suffices food to the beggars.

Phrases with sufficed

Questions about sufficed

What is sufficed the simple past and past participle of?
Sufficed is the simple past and past participle of suffice.

Words near sufficed in the dictionary

  1. suffetes
  2. suffice
  3. suffice it to say
  4. suffice to say
  5. sufficeable
  6. sufficed
  7. sufficed to say
  8. sufficer
  9. sufficers
  10. suffices
  11. sufficest

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