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sufficed

Meanings

  • means to have done enough or to fulfill a requirement

    - "He has sufficed the conditions for the scholarship."
    - "The company's profits have sufficed the losses incurred during the previous year."
Synonyms

do , work
Rhymes
Words rhyming with sufficed
sufficient , proficient , deficient , efficient
Homophones
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  1. suffice, suffice it to, puffs,uffs

Variants
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suffice , sufficed , sufficer , sufficers , suffices , sufficing
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The term 'sufficed' is typically used as a past tense verb to describe a satisfactory outcome or completion of a task or work. It can also be used as a past participle to form the past tense of other verbs, such as 'have' or 'be'. For example, 'He has sufficed the conditions for the scholarship.' or 'The company's profits have sufficed the losses incurred during the previous year.'

Etymology
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From the Old French word 'sufficer' which means 'to be sufficient, to satisfy, to be enough'

Related Concepts
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  1. fulfillment: The state or action of fulfilling a requirement, promise, or need. This concept is closely related to the idea of sufficiency, as both concepts deal with the concept of completing a task or fulfilling a need.

  2. completion: The state or action of finishing or bringing to an end a task, project, or process. This concept is closely related to the idea of sufficiency, as both concepts deal with the concept of completing a task or fulfilling a need.

  3. satisfaction: The state or feeling of being content, pleased, or fulfilled. This concept is closely related to the idea of sufficiency, as both concepts deal with the concept of completing a task or fulfilling a need in a way that brings about a feeling of satisfaction or contentment.

  4. requirement: A condition or standard that must be met or fulfilled before something can be considered complete or satisfactory. This concept is closely related to the idea of sufficiency, as both concepts deal with the concept of completing a task or fulfilling a need in a way that meets or fulfills the necessary requirements or conditions.

Quotes
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  1. But what of the meteoroids that come from other large objects in the solar system? To escape from Venus or the Earth, matter must be ejected at a velocity of at least seven miles a second; on Mars, three miles a second will "suffice".

    - Donald Goldsmith,{it}Natural History{/it},September 2003

  2. She's also decided that she can't countenance her mother, who gives Jane cash but demands that her daughter save every receipt or package to prove that she didn't spend the money on drugs. "Suffice" it to say, their short-lived truce is over.

    - Alec Klein,{it}A Class Apart: Prodigies, Pressure, and Passion Inside One of America's Best High Schools{/it},2007

  3. Thirteen years later, I still don't know exactly what to make of this letter. It goes without saying that a simple thank-you note, especially nearly a year late, would have "sufficed".

    - Scott Turow,{it}Atlantic{/it},December 2005
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["The term 'sufficed' has been used in various contexts throughout history. In literature, for instance, the term 'sufficed' has been used to describe a character's actions or to indicate a satisfactory outcome. In art, the term 'sufficed' has been used to describe a work of art that has been completed or that has met the artist's intentions. In music, the term 'sufficed' has been used to describe a song that has been completed or that has met the musician's intentions. Overall, the term 'sufficed' has been used throughout history to describe a satisfactory outcome or completion of a task or work."]

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