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enough

UK/ɪˈnʌf/ US/ɪˈnʌf/ very common
adverb (1) adjective (1) noun (1)

adverb

1.

as much as necessary

  • “Have I eaten enough?”
  • “plenty”
  • “I”
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adjective

1.

enough to meet a purpose

  • “an adequate income”
  • “the food was adequate”
  • “a decent wage”
  • “enough food”
  • “food enough”
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noun

1.

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”
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Origin

From Middle English ynogh, from Old English ġenōg (“enough”), from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz (“enough”) (compare Scots eneuch, West Frisian genôch, Dutch genoeg, German genug, Low German (ge)noog, Danish nok, Swedish nog, Icelandic nógur), from *ganuganą 'to suffice' (compare Old English ġeneah), or from *ga- + an unattested *nōgaz, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nó(n)ḱe (“he has reached, attained”), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”) (compare Old Irish tánaic (“he arrived”), Latin nancisci (“to get”), Albanian kënaq (“to please, satisfy”)).

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