ENOUGH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of enough – Learner’s Dictionary

enough
pronoun, quantifier
uk
/ɪˈnʌf/
us

enough pronoun, quantifier (NECESSARY)

A2
as much as is necessary:
They had enough fuel for one week.
[ + to do sth ] Have you had enough to eat?
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enough pronoun, quantifier (WANTED)

B2
as much as or more than you want:
I've got enough work at the moment, without being given any more.
have had enough
to want something to stop because it is annoying you:
I've had enough of your excuses.
that's enough
used to tell someone to stop behaving badly
enough
adverb
uk
/ɪˈnʌf/
us

enough adverb (NECESSARY)

A2
as much as is necessary:
[ + to do sth ] Are you old enough to vote?
You're not going fast enough.
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enough adverb (NOT VERY)

slightly, but not very:
He's nice enough, but I don't really want to go out with him.
funnily/oddly/strangely enough
B2
I was dreading the party, but I really enjoyed it, funnily enough.

(Definition of enough from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of enough

in Chinese (Traditional)
充分, 充足, 足夠…
in Chinese (Simplified)
充分, 充足, 足够…
in Spanish
suficiente, suficientemente, bastante…
in Portuguese
bastante, suficiente, suficientemente…
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पुरेसे, पुष्कळ…
充分な量(数), 充分, 充分に…
kâfi, yeterli, yeter…
assez, suffisamment, assez de…
prou…
genoeg…
எவ்வளவு தேவையோ அவ்வளவு, தொகையில் அல்லது தேவையான அளவிற்கு, விரும்பியதை விட அதிகமாகவோ அல்லது அதிகமாகவோ…
(राशि या स्तर में) पर्याप्त, इतना, काफी…
જેટલું જોઈએ તેટલું અથવા જરૂરિયાત પૂરતી માત્રામાં. (પર્યાપ્ત, બસ, કાફી…
nok, tilstrækkelig, tilstrækkeligt (af)…
tillräckligt [med], nog [med], tillräckligt…
cukup, mencukupi, agak…
genug…
nok, tilstrekkelig…
کافی, اتنا, اتنی…
достатній, вдосталь, доволі…
достаточно, довольно…
తగినంత, తగినంత లేదా అవసరమైన దానికంటే ఎక్కువ, విశేషణం…
كافٍ, بِشَكْل كافٍ…
যতটা প্রয়োজন, দরকারমতো পরিমাণে বা মাত্রায়, যথেষ্ট…
dostatečný, dost, docela…
cukup…
พอเพียง, จำนวนที่พอเพียง, โดยพอเพียง…
đủ, một cách công bằng, điều lạ là…
dosyć, wystarczająco, całkiem…
(필요한 만큼)충분한, (필요한 만큼 혹은 그 이상으로) 충분한, 충분한…
abbastanza, a sufficienza…
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