sufficient

«sufficient» in Mova's school dictionary: needed for a purpose — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (sufficient); adverb sufficiently; noun sufficiency

meaning for a pupil

(formal) Enough; as much as is needed for a purpose. tree →

sense in the lessons

A formal exam and science word: «sufficient water», «sufficient evidence», «Is 20 pounds sufficient to buy...?» In maths, compare what is needed with what you have. Phrases: «sufficient for», «sufficient to», «self-sufficient» (able to look after yourself).

examples

• Do you have sufficient money for the ticket? tree →
• Plants need sufficient light to grow. tree →
• One cup of flour is not sufficient for this cake. tree →
• There was sufficient food for everyone. tree →
• Is 10 pounds sufficient to buy 3 books at 4 pounds each? No, you need 12. tree →
• The farm is self-sufficient in vegetables. tree →
• They who act without sufficient thought, will often fall into unsuspected danger. tree →

note

Formal; everyday: «enough». Opposite: insufficient. Spelling: «-ffic-ient». In maths: «sufficient» means have ≥ need; if not sufficient, the shortfall = need − have (12 − 10 = 2 pounds short).

In the corpora

• For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.
• And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxen rich and find sufficient means to redeem it;
• but thou shalt surely open thy hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth.
• And Lebanon is not sufficient fuel, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for burnt-offerings.
• Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sufficient» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.