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suffice it to say en · X

Etymology

Optative clause with the verb suffice in the present subjunctive form, thus “may it be sufficient to say”.

Meanings

1. An introduction to a statement that will be brief, indicating that further discussion would be futile, too lengthy, too private, etc.
   • There are different theories as to what may have happened precisely. Suffice it to say that we’ve never seen him again.
   • Xeltan: I cannot speak more about this problem; it is too sensitive. Suffice it to say, she has compromised my authority as a diplomat. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:
   • Suffice it to say, that we did, after incredible hardships and privations, reach the Zambesi, which proved to be about a hundred and seventy miles south of where Billali left us. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
   • Suffice it to say that we will not be buying you any more cars in the future.

Forms

Relateds

needless to say

Translations (8)

ar يَكْفِي أَنَّ (Translations) · de es genügt zu sagen (Translations) · pl dość powiedzieć (Translations) · cs stačí, když řeknu (Translations) · pl dość (Translations) · pl dosyć (Translations) · cs řeknu jen tolik, že (Translations) · fi sanottakoon sen verran (Translations)