Definition of 'enough'
1. determiner
2. pronoun
3. adverb [adj/adv ADV]
4. adverb
5.
See have had enough
6. fair enough
7. sure enough
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enough in American English
noun
2.
adverb
3.
as much or as often as necessary; to the required degree or amount; sufficiently
5.
just adequately; tolerably; fairly
he played well enough
SIMILAR WORDS: sufˈficient
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Word origin
ME inough < OE genoh < Gmc comp. (seen also in Ger genug-, ON gnogr, Goth ganohs) < ge-, intens. + *noh, enough < IE base *enek-, *nek-, to attain, achieve > L nactus, attained, Sans nákşati, (he) attains
Word Frequency
enough in American English
(ɪˈnʌf)
adjective
adverb
SYNONYMS 1. ample. 3. adequately, amply, reasonably.3.
in a quantity or degree that answers a purpose or satisfies a need or desire; sufficiently
4.
fully or quite
ready enough
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Word origin
[bef. 900; ME enogh, OE genōh; c. G genug, Goth ganohs, ON nōgr; akin to OE geneah it suffices, Skt naśati (he) reaches]Word Frequency
enough in British English
adverb
6.
just adequately; tolerably
he did it well enough
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Word origin
Old English genōh; related to Old Norse gnōgr, Gothic ganōhs, Old High German ginuogExamples of 'enough' in a sentence
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Enough is as good as a feast
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enough
British English: enough
/ɪˈnʌf/ DETERMINER
If you have enough of something, you have as much as you need.
I don't have enough money to buy both books.
- American English: enough /ɪˈnʌf/
- Arabic: كافٍ
- Brazilian Portuguese: suficiente
- Chinese: 充足的
- Croatian: dovoljan
- Czech: dost
- Danish: nok
- Dutch: voldoende
- European Spanish: bastante
- Finnish: tarpeeksi
- French: assez
- German: genug
- Greek: αρκετός
- Italian: sufficiente
- Japanese: 十分な
- Korean: 충분한
- Norwegian: nok
- Polish: wystarczający
- European Portuguese: suficiente
- Romanian: suficient
- Russian: достаточный
- Spanish: suficiente
- Swedish: tillräcklig
- Thai: พอ
- Turkish: yeterli
- Ukrainian: досить
- Vietnamese: đủ
British English: enough
/ɪˈnʌf/ PRONOUN
Enough means as much as is needed or required.
Although they are trying hard, they are not doing enough.
- American English: enough /ɪˈnʌf/
- Arabic: كافٍ
- Brazilian Portuguese: suficiente
- Chinese: 足够的东西
- Croatian: dovoljno
- Czech: dost
- Danish: nok
- Dutch: genoeg
- European Spanish: bastante
- Finnish: tarpeeksi
- French: assez
- German: genug
- Greek: αρκετά
- Italian: abbastanza
- Japanese: 十分 量・程度
- Korean: 충분한 양
- Norwegian: nok
- Polish: dosyć
- European Portuguese: suficiente
- Romanian: destul
- Russian: достаточно
- Spanish: bastante
- Swedish: tillräckligt
- Thai: เพียงพอ
- Turkish: yeterli
- Ukrainian: достатньо
- Vietnamese: đủ
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