suffice (v)
do#1 (v)
answer#2 (v)
serve#12 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 42
def be sufficient
def be adequate, either in quality or quantity
examples A few words would answer
This car suits my purpose well
Will $100 do?
A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school
Nothing else will serve
Frame - 1 Something ----s
Frame - 34 It ----s that CLAUSE
Outgoing links
Hypernym satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to
Derivationally related form suffice → sufficient; suffice → sufficiency; suffice → sufficiency
Derivationally related form suffice → sufficiency
Hyponym tide over, bridge over, keep going; go a long way; serve, function; qualify, measure up; go around
Incoming links
Derivationally related form sufficient → suffice; sufficiency → suffice; sufficiency → suffice
Derivationally related form sufficiency → suffice
Hypernym tide over, bridge over, keep going; go a long way; serve, function; qualify, measure up; go around
Hyponym satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to

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