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Enough

Determiner

Definitions

1.DeterminerSufficient; 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.; There is food enough for us all."
2.DeterminerUsed before a noun in the manner of words like some, a bit of, and so on.
"I've already had enough coffee today."
3.DeterminerUsed after a noun.
"There is food enough for us all."
4.AdverbSufficiently.
"Those pears aren't ripe enough for the children to eat (them).; You've worked enough; rest for a bit.; We don't have long enough nails."
5.AdverbFully; 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."
6.AdverbUsed 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."
7.PronounA sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc.
"I have enough (of it) to keep me going.; Enough of you are here to begin the class.; Get some more plates. There aren’t enough yet.; Not enough is known yet about the causes of the pandemic.; I explained enough for her to understand the issue: there wasn't enough of an economic surplus."
8.InterjectionStop! Don't do that any more! It is too much!
"I'm sick of you complaining! Enough!"
9.NounAn instance of being sufficient, or of doing something sufficiently.
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