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enough

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e·nough  (-nf)
adj.
Sufficient to meet a need or satisfy a desire; adequate: enough work to keep us all busy. See Synonyms at sufficient.
pron.
An adequate number or quantity: "The Gods above should give,/They have enough and we do poorly live" (Henry David Thoreau).
adv.
1. To a satisfactory amount or degree; sufficiently: Is the fish cooked enough?
2. Very; fully; quite: We were glad enough to leave.
3. Tolerably; rather: She sang well enough, but the show was a failure.
interj.
Used to express impatience or exasperation: You've been practicing the guitar all afternoon. Enough!

[Middle English enogh, from Old English geng; see nek-2 in Indo-European roots.]

enough
Adjective
1. as much or as many as necessary
2. that's enough! used to stop someone behaving in a particular way
pron
an adequate amount or number: I don't know enough about the subject to be able to speak about it
Adverb
1. as much as necessary
2. fairly or quite: that's a common enough experience
3. very: used to give emphasis to the preceding word: funnily enough, I wasn't alarmed
4. just adequately: he sang well enough [Old English genōh]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.enoughenough - an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"
relative quantity - a quantity relative to some purpose
fill - a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
Adj.1.enough - sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
sufficient - of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"
Adv.1.enough - as much as necessary; "Have I eaten enough?"; (`plenty' is nonstandard) "I've had plenty, thanks"

enough
adjective 1. sufficient, adequate, ample, abundant, as much as you need, as much as is necessary
pronoun 2. sufficiency, plenty, sufficient, abundance, adequacy, right amount, ample supply
Translations
enough [ɪˈnʌf] adj enough time/books → bastante tiempo/bastantes libros n have you got enough? → ¿tiene usted bastante? adv big enough → bastante grande;
he has not worked enough → no ha trabajado bastante;
(that's) enough! → ¡basta ya!, ¡ya está bien!;
that's enough, thanks → con eso basta, gracias;
will 5 be enough? → ¿bastará con 5?;
I've had enough → estoy harto;
he was kind enough to lend me the money → tuvo la bondad or amabilidad de prestarme el dinero;
... which, funnily enough ... → ... lo que, por extraño que parezca ...

enough [ɪˈnʌf] adj enough time/books → assez or suffisamment de temps/livres adv big enough → assez or suffisamment grand pron have you got enough? → (en) avez-vous assez?;
will five be enough? → est-ce que cinq suffiront?, est-ce qu'il y en aura assez avec cinq?;
enough to eat → assez à manger;
that's enough! → ça suffit!, assez!;
that's enough, thanks → cela suffit or c'est assez, merci;
I've had enough! → je n'en peux plus!;
I've had enough of him → j'en ai assez de lui;
he has not worked enough → il n'a pas assez or suffisamment travaillé, il n'a pas travaillé assez or suffisamment;
enough! → assez!, ça suffit!;
it's hot enough (as it is)! → il fait assez chaud comme ça!;
he was kind enough to lend me the money → il a eu la gentillesse de me prêter l'argent;
... which, funnily or oddly enough ... → qui, chose curieuse, ...

enough [ɪˈnʌf] adjgenug, genügend
prongenug
adv big enough → groß genug;
he has not worked enough → er hat nicht genug or genügend gearbeitet;
have you got enough? → haben Sie genug?;
enough to eat → genug zu essen;
will 5 be enough? → reichen 5?;
I've had enough! → jetzt reichts mir aber!;
it's hot enough (as it is) → es ist heiß genug;
he was kind enough to lend me the money → er war so gut und hat mir das Geld geliehen;
enough! → es reicht!;
that's enough, thanks → danke, das reicht or ist genug;
I've had enough of him → ich habe genug von ihm;
funnily/oddly enough ... → komischerweise ...

enough [ɪˈnʌf] adj, n enough time/books → assai tempo/libri;
have you got enough? → ne ha abbastanza or a sufficienza? adv big enough → abbastanza grande;
he has not worked enough → non ha lavorato abbastanza;
enough! → basta!;
it's hot enough (as it is)! → fa abbastanza caldo così!;
will £5 be enough? → bastano 5 sterline?;
that's enough → basta;
I've had enough! → non ne posso più!;
he was kind enough to lend me the money → è stato così gentile da prestarmi i soldi;
... which, funnily enough → ... che, strano a dirsi

enough
adj enough [iˈnaf]
in the number or quantity etc needed Have you enough money to pay for the books?; food enough for everyone. genoeg كافٍ достатъчно dostatečný nok; tilstrækkelig genug αρκετός bastante, suficiente küllalt کافی tarpeeksi assez מַספִּיק पर्याप्त dovoljno elég, elegendő cukup nógur, nægilegur abbastanza 十分な 충분한 pakankamas pietiekošs; pietiekams cukup genoeg nok, tilstrekkelig dostatecznie dużo suficiente destul достаточный dostatočný zadosten dovoljno tillräckligt [], nog [] พอเพียง kâfi, yeterli 足夠的 достатній حسب ضرورت đủ
pron
the amount needed He has had enough to eat; I've had enough of her rudeness. toereikend كِفايَه достатъчно dost nok; tilstrækkeligt (af) genug αρκετός bastante, suficiente küllalt به مقدار کافی tarpeeksi assez דָי आवश्यक मात्रा या संख्या dosta elég cukup nóg, nægilega mikið abbastanza 十分 충분한 양[] pakankamai pietiekami cukup genoeg nok, tilstrekkelig dosyć, wystarczająco bastante destul достаточно dosť dovolj dosta tillräckligt, nog จำนวนที่พอเพียง yeterli miktar/sayı 足夠 вдосталь مطلوبہ مقدار đủ
adv
1 to the degree needed Is it hot enough?; He swam well enough to pass the test. voldoende بصورةٍ كافِيَه достатъчен dost nok; tilstrækkeligt genug αρκετά bastante, suficientemente piisavalt به حد کفایت tarpeeksi assez דֵי הַצוֹרֶך पर्याप्त मात्रा में dostatno, dovoljno eléggé cukup nægilega abbastanza 十分に 족할 만큼 pakankamai pietiekoši; diezgan mencukupi genoeg nok, tilstrekkelig dość suficientemente destul (de) достаточно dosť dovolj dovoljno tillräckligt, nog โดยพอเพียง yeterince, yeteri kadar 足夠地 доволі بقدر ضرورت đủ
2 one must admit; you must agree She's pretty enough, but not beautiful; Oddly enough, it isn't raining. genoeg بِمِقْدارٍ كافٍ трябва да се съгласиш docela, dost ganske; ret genug ομολογουμένως bastante, suficientemente küll کاملاً kyllä assez לְמַדָי बस prilično, začudo meglehetősen cukup þótt undarlegt megi virðast abbastanza まったく 그런 대로, 충분한 gana pietiekoši; pietiekami agak genoeg nok trzeba przyznać com efeito destul (de) весьма, довольно dosť dovolj začudo ganska, nog så‚ nog พอ yeterince, oldukça 很,相當地 досить بالکل ، ضرور một cách công bằng; điều lạ là


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