suffice

Who acts: I, it, short answer, Two litres, you, party · What happens: suffice, be, say, mean, buy, not seem · To what, where: it, this, disaster, tickets, much, Maie · Speech: someone speaks here

«suffice» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: suffice in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To suffice is to be enough.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 suffice	mark
2	suffice	suffice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 enough	csubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 enough	cop
4	to	to	PART	_	6 enough	mark
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 enough	cop
6	enough	enough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 enough	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	suffice	to-infinitive							tree rules
2	is	present						enough property	tree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Suffice it to say» means «I will only say this, because it is enough».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Suffice	punct
2	Suffice	suffice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 means	csubj
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 Suffice	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 say	mark
5	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 Suffice	xcomp
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Suffice	punct
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 say	punct
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 say	nsubj
10	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 say	aux
11	only	only	ADV	_	12 say	advmod
12	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 means	ccomp
13	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	12 say	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 enough	punct
15	because	because	SCONJ	_	18 enough	mark
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 enough	nsubj
17	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 enough	cop
18	enough	enough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 say	parataxis
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 say	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	suffice in a quote	infinitive		it		tree rules
2	say speech: assert in a quote	to-infinitive				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	say speech: assert in a quote	future	I	this		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent this=Topic
5	is in a quote	present	it		enough property	tree rules

Example 1

A short answer will suffice. (formal)

Sentence 1: A short answer will suffice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 answer	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 answer	amod
3	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 suffice	nsubj
4	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 suffice	aux
5	suffice	suffice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 suffice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	suffice	future	a short answer						tree rules

Sentence 2: (formal)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

Two litres of water should suffice for the walk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 litres	nummod
2	litres	litre	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 suffice	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 water	case
4	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 litres	nmod
5	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 suffice	aux
6	suffice	suffice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 walk	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 walk	det
9	walk	walk	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 suffice	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 suffice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	suffice	should	Two litres of water					for the walk	tree rules

Example 3

Suffice it to say, the party was a disaster.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Suffice	suffice	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Suffice	obj
3	to	to	PART	_	4 say	mark
4	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Suffice	advcl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 disaster	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 party	det
7	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 disaster	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 disaster	cop
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 disaster	det
10	disaster	disaster	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 say	ccomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Suffice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	suffice	imperative	you not said here	it	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	to-infinitive	you not said here		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	is a	past	the party	a disaster	tree rules

Example 4

One sandwich sufficed for lunch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 sandwich	nummod
2	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sufficed	nsubj
3	sufficed	suffice	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 lunch	case
5	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sufficed	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sufficed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	suffice	past	One sandwich					for lunch	tree rules

Example 5

£20 will suffice to buy the tickets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	£	£	SYM	_	4 suffice	nsubj
2	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	1 £	nummod
3	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 suffice	aux
4	suffice	suffice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 buy	mark
6	buy	buy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 suffice	xcomp
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tickets	det
8	tickets	ticket	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 buy	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 suffice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	suffice	future							tree rules
2	buy	to-infinitive		the tickets					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme

Example 6

A smile will suffice as a thank you.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 smile	det
2	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 suffice	nsubj
3	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 suffice	aux
4	suffice	suffice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	as	as	ADP	_	7 thank	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 thank	det
7	thank	thank	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 suffice	obl
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 thank	flat
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 suffice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	suffice	future	a smile					as a thank	tree rules

Example 7

This does not seem much, but it sufficed Maie for a herb plot.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 seem	nsubj
2	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 seem	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 seem	advmod
4	seem	seem	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 seem	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 sufficed	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	9 sufficed	cc
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 sufficed	nsubj
9	sufficed	suffice	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 seem	conj
10	Maie	Maie	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 sufficed	obj
11	for	for	ADP	_	14 plot	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 plot	det
13	herb	herb	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 plot	compound
14	plot	plot	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sufficed	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 seem	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not seem	present · do-support	This	much					vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme much=Attribute
2	suffice	past	it	Maie				for a herb plot	tree rules

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