(formal) (not used in the progressive tenses) to be enough for sb/sth:
[V] Generally a brief note or a phone call will suffice. * [Vtoinf] One example will suffice to illustrate the point.
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suffice (it) to say (that)... used to suggest that although you could say more, what you do say will be enough to explain what you mean:
I won't go into all the details. Suffice it to say that the whole event was a complete disaster.
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Is suffice a noun, verb, or something else?
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