enough
/ɪˈnʌf/
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Translation
As much as you need, not too little and not too much.
Word origin
From Old English genoh, the word for a full amount, shared across the old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- genoh
Examples
soup .
"Enough" means as hot as you need, no more.
?
"Enough" asks if you have as much warmth as you need.
drive.
"Enough" means he has reached the age that is needed.
We use enough to say that there is as much of something as you need, not too little. If you have eaten enough, you do not need more food. Enough comes after the word it describes, as in good enough or fast enough.
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