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enough

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det/ɪˈnʌf//i-//ə-/
  1. 1

    Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.; Used before a noun in the manner of words like some, a bit of, and so on.

    • I've already had enough coffee today.
    • We had little enough time to finish the project.
  2. 2

    Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.; Used after a noun.archaic

    • There is food enough for us all.
adv/ɪˈnʌf//i-//ə-/
  1. 1

    Sufficiently.

    • Those pears aren't ripe enough for the children to eat (them).
    • You've worked enough; rest for a bit.
  2. 2

    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.
  3. 3

    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/ɪˈnʌf//i-//ə-/
  1. 1

    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.
intj/ɪˈnʌf//i-//ə-/
  1. 1

    Stop! Don't do that any more! It is too much!

    • Near-synonyms: please, cut it out, knock it off, shut up, STFU
    • I'm sick of you complaining! Enough!
noun/ɪˈnʌf//i-//ə-/
  1. 1

    An instance of being sufficient, or of doing something sufficiently.in-pluralrare

    • And she was neither beautiful nor handsome, but just at the point halfway between which a girl of twenty-three reaches who inherits good features and healthful figure, and who has learned to dance well, ride well, study enough, golf enough,

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