enough
adequate for the want or need; sufficient for the purpose or to satisfy desire: enough water;noise enough to wake the dead.
an adequate quantity or number; sufficiency.
in a quantity or degree that answers a purpose or satisfies a need or desire; sufficiently.
fully or quite: ready enough.
(used to express impatience or exasperation): Enough! I heard you the first time.
Origin of enough
1Other words for enough
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How to use enough in a sentence
Grindr currently has twelve ‘tribes,’ and for some people this just is not enough.
The atmosphere on campuses has gotten repressive enough that comedian Chris Rock no longer plays colleges.
He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”
Bill Maher: Hundreds of Millions of Muslims Support Attack on ‘Charlie Hebdo’ | Lloyd Grove | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut if you have a hearing and you prove that someone is mature enough, well then that state interest evaporates.
Luckily enough I have this dedicated flat that is just along from my house that I go to every day.
And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe sailors sometimes use it to fry their meat, for want of butter, and find it agreeable enough.
Just corporeal enough to attest humanity, yet sufficiently transparent to let the celestial origin shine through.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouA distinguished-looking man, evidently vested with authority, bustled forward and addressed him, civilly enough.
The Red Year | Louis TracyAnd sure enough when Sunday came, and the pencil was restored to him, he promptly showed nurse his picture.
Children's Ways | James Sully
British Dictionary definitions for enough
/ (ɪˈnʌf) /
sufficient to answer a need, demand, supposition, or requirement; adequate: enough cake
(as pronoun): enough is now known
that's enough! that will do: used to put an end to an action, speech, performance, etc
so as to be adequate or sufficient; as much as necessary: you have worked hard enough
(not used with a negative) very or quite; rather: she was pleased enough to see me
(intensifier): oddly enough; surprisingly enough
just adequately; tolerably: he did it well enough
Origin of enough
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with enough
In addition to the idioms beginning with enough
- enough is enough
- enough rope, give someone
- enough said
- enough to sink a ship
also see:
- fair enough
- had enough
- leave well enough alone
- not enough room to swing a cat
- sure enough
- (enough) to wake the dead
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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