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E0153000 (ĭ-nŭf′)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 genōg; see nek- in Indo-European roots.]

enough

(ɪˈnʌf) determiner1. a. sufficient to answer a need, demand, supposition, or requirement; adequate: enough cake. b. (as pronoun): enough is now known. 2. that's enough! that will do: used to put an end to an action, speech, performance, etcadv3. so as to be adequate or sufficient; as much as necessary: you have worked hard enough. 4. (not used with a negative) very or quite; rather: she was pleased enough to see me. 5. (intensifier): oddly enough; surprisingly enough. 6. just adequately; tolerably: he did it well enough. [Old English genōh; related to Old Norse gnōgr, Gothic ganōhs, Old High German ginuog]

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(ɪˈnʌf)

adj. 1. adequate for the want or need; sufficient for the purpose or to satisfy desire: enough water; noise enough to wake the dead. pron. 2. an adequate quantity or number; sufficiency: Enough of us are here to begin. adv. 3. in a quantity or degree that answers a purpose or satisfies a need or desire; sufficiently: studied enough to pass the test. 4. fully or quite: ready enough. 5. tolerably or passably: He sings well enough. interj. 6. (used to express impatience or exasperation.) [before 900; Middle English enogh, Old English genōh; c. Old High German ginuog; akin to Old English geneah it suffices, Skt naśati (he) reaches]

enough

1. after adjectives and adverbs

You use enough after an adjective or adverb to say that someone or something has as much of a quality as is needed.

It's big enough.We have a long enough list.The student isn't trying hard enough.

If you want to say who the person or thing is acceptable to, you add a prepositional phrase beginning with for.

That's good enough for me.Is the soup hot enough for you?

If someone has as much of a quality as they need in order to do something, you add a to-infinitive after enough.

The children are old enough to travel to school on their own.

You can also use a to-infinitive after enough to say that something has as much of a quality as is needed for someone to do something with it. If you want to make it clear who you are talking about, you can add a prepositional phrase beginning with for. For example, you can say 'The boat was close enough to touch' or 'The boat was close enough for me to touch it'.

The bananas are ripe enough to eat.The music was just loud enough for us to hear it.

Be Careful!
Don't use a that-clause after enough when you are saying what is needed for something to be possible. Don't say, for example, 'The bananas are ripe enough that we can eat them'.

Enough is sometimes used after an adjective to confirm or emphasize that something or someone has a particular quality.

It's a common enough dilemma.

When you make a statement of this kind, you often add a second statement that contrasts with it.

She's likeable enough, but very ordinary.2. used as a determiner

Enough is used in front of the plural form of a countable noun to say that there are as many things or people as are needed.

They need to make sure there are enough bedrooms for the family.Do we have enough chairs?

You can also use enough in front of an uncountable noun to say that there is as much of something as is needed.

We had enough room to store all the information.He hasn't had enough exercise.3. 'enough of'

Don't use enough immediately in front of a noun phrase beginning with a determiner, or in front of a pronoun. Instead you use enough of.

All parents worry about whether their child is getting enough of the right foods.They haven't had enough of it.

When you use enough of in front of a plural noun or pronoun, you use a plural form of a verb with it.

Eventually enough of these shapes were collected.There were enough of them to fill a large box.

When you use enough of in front of a singular or uncountable noun or a singular pronoun, you use a singular form of a verb with it.

Is there enough of a market for this product?There is enough of it for everybody.4. used as a pronoun

Enough can be used on its own as a pronoun.

I've got enough to worry about.Enough has been said about this already.5. 'not enough'

Don't use enough, or enough and a noun, as the subject of a negative sentence. Don't say, for example, 'Enough people didn't come'. You say 'Not enough people came'.

Not enough has been done to help them.Not enough attention is paid to young people.6. modifying adverbs

You can use adverbs such as nearly, almost, just, hardly, and quite in front of enough.

At present there is just enough to feed them.There was hardly enough time to have lunch.

You can also use these adverbs in front of an expression consisting of an adjective and enough.

We are all nearly young enough to be mistaken for students.She is just old enough to work.7. used with sentence adverbials

You can use enough after sentence adverbials like interestingly or strangely to draw attention to a surprising quality in what you are saying.

Interestingly enough, there were some questions that Brian couldn't answer.I find myself strangely enough in agreement with Jamal for a change.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	enough - 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"sufficiencyrelative quantity - a quantity relative to some purposefill - 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"adequate, decentsufficient - 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"plenty

enough

determiner1. sufficient, adequate, ample, abundant, as much as you need, as much as is necessary, Enuf (S.M.S.) They had enough money for a one-way ticket.pronoun1. sufficiency, plenty, sufficient, abundance, adequacy, right amount, ample supply, Enuf (S.M.S.) I hope you brought enough for everyone.adverb1. sufficiently, amply, fairly, moderately, reasonably, adequately, satisfactorily, abundantly, tolerably, passably, Enuf (S.M.S.) Do you think sentences for criminals are tough enough already?Proverbs
"Enough is as good as a feast"

enough

adjectiveBeing what is needed without being in excess:adequate, comfortable, competent, decent, satisfactory, sufficient.nounAn adequate quantity:adequacy, sufficiency.

Translations

充足的很相当地足够足够地

enough

(iˈnaf) adjective in the number or quantity etc needed. Have you enough money to pay for the books?; food enough for everyone.足够的 pronoun the amount needed. He has had enough to eat; I've had enough of her rudeness.足够 adverb1. to the degree needed. Is it hot enough?; He swam well enough to pass the test.足够地2. one must admit; you must agree. She's pretty enough, but not beautiful; Oddly enough, it isn't raining. 很，相当地

enough

→ 充足的zhCN, 足够的东西zhCN

That's enough, thank you → 够了，谢谢

enough

(something) to go (a)round enough to serve a need; enough to serve all who have a need. There's not enough coffee to go around. Will there be enough chocolates to go around?

See:

(I) can't thank you enough
(Is it) hot enough for you?
(that's) enough (of this) foolishness
(there are) too many chiefs and not enough Indians
a word to the wise is enough
ain’t long enough
ain't long enough
as if that were not enough
be man enough
can't get enough (of something)
can't thank you enough
close enough for government work
close enough to use the same toothpick
cold enough for you
cold enough for you?
cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey
come in out of the rain, know enough to
curiously enough
curiously, funnily, strangely, etc. enough
enough
enough (something) to choke Caligula's horse
enough (something) to sink a (battle)ship
Enough already!
enough and some to spare
enough foolishness
Enough is as good as a feast
Enough is enough
enough rope, give someone
enough rope, to give (someone)
enough said
enough to be going on with
enough to choke a horse
enough to keep body and soul together
enough to make a cat laugh
enough to make the angels weep
enough to plague a saint
enough to sink a ship
Enough, already!
enough/something to be going on with
fair enough
funnily enough
get enough courage up
get enough courage up (to do something)
get enough guts up (to do something)
get enough nerve up
get enough nerve up (to do something)
get enough pluck up (to do something)
get enough spunk up (to do something)
give (one) enough rope
give (one) enough rope to hang (one)self
give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
Give enough rope and he'll hang himself
give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
give somebody enough rope
give someone enough rope
give someone enough rope to hang themselves
Good enough
good enough for
good enough for (one)
good enough for jazz
good enough to eat
have a lot on (one's) plate
have enough on (one's) plate
have enough on your plate
have enough sense to pound salt
have enough sense to pound sand
have enough, a lot, etc. on your plate
have had enough
have had enough of (someone or something)
homely enough to stop a clock
hot enough for you?
hot enough to burn a polar bear's butt
I've had enough of this
I've had enough of this!
just gay enough
know enough to come in out of the rain
leave well (enough) alone
leave well enough alone
leave/let well enough alone
let well enough alone
like enough
loud enough to wake the dead
mad enough to chew nails
mad enough to chew nails and spit rivets
mad enough to eat nails
mad enough to kick a cat
mad enough to spit
mad enough to spit nails
mad enough to spit tacks
man enough to (do something)
mean enough to steal a penny off a dead man's eyes
near enough
not enough room to swing a cat
not know enough to come in out of the rain
old enough to be (one's) father
old enough to be (one's) mother
old enough to be mother
old enough to be someone's father
old enough to know better
old enough to vote
plate, to have a lot/enough on one's
right enough
see (some amount) of (someone or something)
strange to say
strangely enough
sure enough
that's enough
That's enough for now
That's enough!
there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians
There aren't enough hours in the day
Throw dirt enough, and some will stick
throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
to wake the dead, loud enough
Too many chiefs and not enough Indians
true enough
turn over in one's grave, (enough to make one)
within hailing distance

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determiner sufficient

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adv sufficiently

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noun an adequate quantity

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noun an adequate quantity

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adj sufficient for the purpose

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adv as much as necessary

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