enough

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/ɪˈnʌf/

adv 3det 2pron 1intj 1noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, better, fast, hard, long, old, ripe, simple

He's old enough to make his own decisions about what he wants to do.

VERB + ENOUGH

aren't, can't, discerning, don't, speak, thank, try, worked

ENOUGH + NOUN

bread, children, coffee, money, yourself

We didn't have enough money to buy a car last year.

PREP.

We didn't have enough on our credit card to pay for the vacation.

ADV.

already, always

I've already had enough coffee today, so I'll skip the afternoon cup.

Definitions

det

Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.

I've already had enough coffee today.

Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.

There is food enough for us all.

How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare!

adv

Sufficiently.

Those pears aren't ripe enough for the children to eat (them).

You've worked enough; rest for a bit.

Fully; quite; used after adjectives to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very.

He is ready enough to accept the offer.

I know you well enough; you are Signior Antonio.

Used after certain adverbs to emphasise that a quality is notable, unexpected, etc.

Talking of Mr Smith, funnily enough, I saw him just the other day.

I left my camera on the train, but luckily enough someone handed it in to lost property.

pron

A sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc.

I have enough (of it) to keep me going.

Enough of you are here to begin the class.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an adequate quantity

sufficiency

adjective — sufficient for the purpose

adequate

adverb — as much as necessary

plenty

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

enough to choke a horse

An excessive quantity.

You didn't have to buy enough wrapping paper to choke a horse, just because it was on sale.

enough to make the angels weep

Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.

For several years the government has continuously reduced the amount of money spent on education. Now they complain that teachers are not doing their job properly- It's enough to m

give someone enough rope

To allow one to function unhindered, or without further overbearing oversight.

Near-synonym: cut someone some slack

throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick

To attempt the same strategy or technique (or similar ones) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.

2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at https://web.archive.org/web/20060117103951/http://archives.tcm.ie/thekingdom/2001/01/19/story7064.asp on 02

throw dirt enough, and some will stick

If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.

1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at https://web.archive.org/web/20060903061313/http://wesley.nnu.edu/joh

Example Bank

I've already had enough coffee today.

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There is food enough for us all.

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How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare!

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Those pears aren't ripe enough for the children to eat (them).

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You've worked enough; rest for a bit.

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We don't have long enough nails.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, enough is marked as archaic, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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