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BNC: 378 COCA: 374

enough
1 enough /ɪˈnʌf/ adjective
1 enough
/ɪˈnʌf/
adjective
Learner's definition of ENOUGH
: equal to what is needed足够的；充足的
2 enough /ɪˈnʌf/ adverb
2 enough
/ɪˈnʌf/
adverb
Learner's definition of ENOUGH
always used after an adjective, adverb, or verb
1 
: in the amount needed : to the necessary degree足够地；充分地
2 
: to a degree that is not very high or very low : to a reasonable extent相当

fair enough

— see 1fair

sure enough

— see 2sure
3 enough /ɪˈnʌf/ pronoun
3 enough
/ɪˈnʌf/
pronoun
Learner's definition of ENOUGH
: an amount that provides what is needed or wanted : an amount that is enough足够的量

enough is enough

— used to say that you want something to stop because you can no longer accept or deal with it有完没完；该适可而止了

enough said

informal
— used in speech to say that you understand what someone is telling you and no further information is needed够了；不用再说了
BNC: 378 COCA: 374

enough

1 of 3

adjective

i-ˈnəf How to pronounce enough (audio)
ē-,
ə-
: occurring in such quantity, quality, or scope as to fully meet demands, needs, or expectations
enough food for everyone

enough

2 of 3

adverb

1
: in or to a degree or quantity that satisfies or that is sufficient or necessary for satisfaction : sufficiently
2
: fully, quite
he is qualified enough for the position
3
: in a tolerable degree
she sang well enough

enough

3 of 3

pronoun

: a sufficient number, quantity, or amount
enough were present to constitute a quorum
had enough of their foolishness
—often used interjectionally

Synonyms

Adverb

Choose the Right Synonym for enough

sufficient, enough, adequate, competent mean being what is necessary or desirable.

sufficient suggests a close meeting of a need.

sufficient savings

enough is less exact in suggestion than sufficient.

do you have enough food?

adequate may imply barely meeting a requirement.

the service was adequate

competent suggests measuring up to all requirements without question or being adequately adapted to an end.

had no competent notion of what was going on

Example Sentences

Adjective Have you got enough money? That's enough talk for now; let's get started. There's enough food for everyone. Adverb I couldn't run fast enough to catch up with her. She's old enough to know better. Are you rich enough to retire? That's good enough for me. Oddly enough, they've never actually met. As if the crowds aren't bad enough, the parking situation is terrible. We can do it if they help enough. Pronoun Have you had enough to eat? He hasn't had much Spanish, but he knows enough to get by. The crowds are enough of a problem as it is, without having to worry about parking as well! It's enough to drive you crazy! See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The city clerk concluded that opponents of the wage increase gathered enough signatures to force the council either to repeal the wage ordinance or send it to voters. Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022 The strongest storm in a decade could be upon Alaska's western coasts this weekend as forecasters warned of a front bearing hurricane-force winds, massive seas, and enough rain for coastal flooding. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2022 There weren’t enough deputies to cover four schools in Lexington-Richland School District 5 in South Carolina, so the district is using a private security company to make up for it. Austin Westfall, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2022 There wasn’t enough of that last season in Miami Gardens, Florida. Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2022 Pierluisi said $550 million in emergency funds were available to deal with the storm's aftermath along with enough food to feed 200,000 people for 20 days three times a day. DÁnica Coto, ajc, 17 Sep. 2022 Some experts believe the storm could bring enough rain to the region to slow the ongoing fire season. Haley Brink, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022 In the second and final round of ballot tabulation, enough Begich voters ranked Peltola second - and/or omitted Palin entirely - to push Peltola over the winning 50 percent margin. Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2022 Unfortunately, not enough people were primed to listen. John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
Adverb
Michael Pittman not being able to play reinforced that the Colts are not good enough at wide receiver. Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Sep. 2022 The Browns are good enough to dominate teams such as Carolina, especially if the defense is paying attention. Terry Pluto, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2022 In fact, some of them are good enough to play year-round. Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 16 Sep. 2022 But 50 percent of the time is not good enough in my book. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2022 But Penn State’s secondary is good enough to keep offenses one-dimensional week to week. al, 16 Sep. 2022 At UConn, his debut in relief at Utah State had its moments, and his performance against CCSU was good enough to win. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2022 Someone who was a little too short, too light or not quite good enough to be offered a scholarship. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022 The Power Point presentation was good enough and so was the spreadsheet. Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English ynough, from Old English genōg (akin to Old High German ginuog enough), from ge- (perfective prefix) + -nōg; akin to Latin nancisci to get, Greek enenkein to carry — more at co-

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Pronoun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of enough was before the 12th century

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