Meaning of sufficient | Babel Free
səˈfɪʃəntDefinitions
- Sufficient, enough.
- Of a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs.
- to be enough for a purpose or person. Will $10 suffice (you) till Monday? voldoen يَكْفي стигам bastar (po)stačit genügen være nok αρκώllegar, ser suficiente, bastar piisama كفايت كردن riittää suffire לְהַספִּיק पर्याप्त होना dostajati, zadovoljavati elég (vkinek) mencukupi nægja bastare 十分である 충분하다 užtekti, pakakti pietikt; būt diezgan memadai genoeg zijnvære nok wystarczać کفایت کول bastar a ajunge быть достаточным (po)stačiť zadostovati biti dovoljan vara nog, räcka till เพียงพอ yetmek 滿足 б...
- Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
- enough. We haven't sufficient food to feed all these people; Will $10 be sufficient for your needs? voldoende كافٍ достатъчен suficiente dost genügend nok; tilstrækkelig αρκετός, επαρκήςsuficiente, bastante piisavalt, küllalt كافي riittävä assez, suffisantמספיק बस, काफी, पर्याप्त, यथेष्ट dovoljan, dostatan elegendő cukup nægilegur sufficiente 十分な 충분한 pakankamas, užtektinas pietiekošs mencukupi voldoendenok, tilstrekkeligwystarczający کافی، مناسب suficiente destul, suficient достаточный dosť d...
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Capable of meeting obligations; responsible. archaic
- voldoendheid كِفايَه، مِقْدار كافٍ достатъчност suficiência dostatek das Auskommen tilstrækkelighed επάρκειαsuficiencia piisavus كفايت riittävyys quantité suffisante מִידָה מַספֶּקֶת पर्याप्तता, पर्याप्त राशि, पर्याप्त आमदनी dovoljnost, dostatnost elegendő mennyiség keadaan cukup nægjanleiki sufficienza 十分 충분 pakankamumas pietiekams daudzums kecukupan toereikendheid tilstrekkelig wystarczająca ilość, zapas کفایت suficiência cantitate suficientă достаточность; достаток dostatok zadostnost dovo...
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Having enough money to meet obligations and live comfortably. obsolete
- voldoende بصورةٍ كافِيَه достатъчно suficientemente dostatečně genügend tilstrækkeligt αρκετάsuficientemente piisavalt به قدر كفايت riittävästi suffisamment בְּמִידָה מַספֶּקֶת पर्याप्त मात्रा में dovoljno eléggé berkecukupan nægilega sufficientemente 十分に 충분히 pakankamai pietiekami; diezgan secukupnya voldoendetilstrekkelig, nok wystarczająco د کفایت په اندازه suficientemente suficient достаточно dostatočne dovolj dovoljno tillräckligt อย่างพอเพียง yeter derecede 充足地 достатньо کافی طور پر đầy ...
- I need only say. dis genoeg om te sê يَكْفي أن أقول достатъчно е да се каже basta dizer stačí jen říci es genüge zu sagen lad det blot være sagt φτάνει να πω basta con decir, sólo hay que decir piisab kui öelda ...كافيست كه بگويم sanottakoon vain, että qu'il suffise de dire מַספִּיק לוֹמָר मैं केवल यही कहुंगा कि dosta je ako se kaže da elég az hozzá, hogy hanya perlu mengatakan það nægir að nefna (basti dire) ~といえば十分 (~이라고만) 말하두자 pakanka pasakyti diezgan, ja teiktu cukuplah dengan mengatakan ...
- Being as much as is needed; adequate; enough.
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Archaic Competent; qualified. Archaic
- enough to meet a need or purpose; adequate
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(Logic) logic (of a condition) assuring the truth of a statement; requiring but not necessarily required by some other state of affairs. Compare necessary3e logic
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archaic competent; capable archaic
Equivalents
Examples
“This is a necessary condition but not a sufficient one.”
“They felt sufficient to maintain their present prosperity and independence.”
“I have never yet felt adequate. I have never yet felt sufficient.”
“...to take the best ways we can, to make it known to the Duke of York; for, till Sir J. Minnes be removed, and a sufficient man brought into W. Pen's place, when he is gone, it is impossible for this Office ever to support itself.”
“I shall in this place only mention that qualification by wealth; the rather, being applyed to the deputies of towns and citties, where they use to say of a rich man, he is a very sufficient man : and the other sufficiencies and qualifications are mentioned on other occasions.”
“Some persons have been called, who have proved (it is true) that he was insufficient at that time, and could not pay more than 3 or 4,000l.; but the same witnesses give an account, that his ill circumstances were then known but to four or five persons of his acquaintance, and that by all other people, who had any knowledge of him at that time, he was looked upon to be very sufficient ; he had left off his business upon having raised an estate; he was of good reputation: he lived at Hackne in a house making a good appearance, with good furniture, and a great quantity of plate, till the last, till the time of his being put in prison, which was not till last year, that he surrendered himself in discharge of his bail.”
“The second in the Hong, Mowgua, has been a man of large property, but he is of more questionable property now ; I consider him still to be a very sufficient merchant.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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