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“I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right. I do believe that right makes might and that if I am wrong, 10 angels swearing I was right would make no difference.”
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Origin of enough

before 900; Middle English enogh,Old English genōh; cognate with German genug,Gothic ganohs,Old Norse nōgr; akin to Old English geneah it suffices, Sanskrit naśati (he) reaches

Words nearby enough

enormousness, Enos, e-nose, enosis, enostosis, enough, enough is enough, enough rope, give someone, enough said, enough to sink a ship, enounce
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Words related to enough

suitable, ample, sufficient, full, adequate, abundant, bellyful, abundance, plenitude, adequacy, sufficiency, competence, ampleness, acceptable, bountiful, comfortable, competent, complete, copious, decent

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British Dictionary definitions for enough

enough
/ (ɪˈnʌf) /

determiner

  1. sufficient to answer a need, demand, supposition, or requirement; adequateenough cake
  2. (as pronoun)enough is now known
that's enough! that will do: used to put an end to an action, speech, performance, etc

adverb

so as to be adequate or sufficient; as much as necessaryyou have worked hard enough
(not used with a negative) very or quite; rathershe was pleased enough to see me
(intensifier)oddly enough; surprisingly enough
just adequately; tolerablyhe did it well enough

Word Origin for enough

Old English genōh; related to Old Norse gnōgr, Gothic ganōhs, Old High German ginuog
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Idioms and Phrases with enough

enough
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