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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Sufficiently.
We don't have long enough nails.
Those pears aren't ripe enough for the children to eat (them).
You've worked enough; rest for a bit.
Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner. […] When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter V, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’ 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 15, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
The preposterous altruism too![…]Resist not evil. It is an insane immolation of self—as bad intrinsically as fakirs stabbing themselves or anchorites warping their spines in caves scarcely large enough for a fair-sized dog. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XVI, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
Fully; quite; used after adjectives to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very.
“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.” 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
He is ready enough to accept the offer.
I know you well enough; you are Signior Antonio. 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
Used after certain adverbs to emphasise that a quality is notable, unexpected, etc.
I left my camera on the train, but luckily enough someone handed it in to lost property.
Talking of Mr Smith, funnily enough, I saw him just the other day.
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nn nog (sufficiently) · fi kyllin (sufficiently) · uk доста́тньо (sufficiently) · ro destul (sufficiently) · hu eleget (sufficiently) · ja 十分に (sufficiently) · tr yeter derecede (sufficiently) · sq mjaft (sufficiently) · cmn 足夠 /足够 (sufficiently) · nl genoeg (sufficiently) · my အလုံအလောက် (sufficiently) · rgn abastânza (sufficiently) · hi काफ़ी (sufficiently) · yi גענוג (sufficiently) · be дастатко́ва (sufficiently) · ja 足りて (sufficiently) · ja 充分に (sufficiently) · hu eléggé (sufficiently) · id cukup (sufficiently) · cy gwala (sufficiently) · hu elég (sufficiently) · it assai (sufficiently) · la affatim (sufficiently) · sh довољно (sufficiently) · gd gu leòr (sufficiently) · za gaeuq (sufficiently) · km បរិបូរ (sufficiently) · hy բավականաչափ (sufficiently) · es bastante (sufficiently) · pl wystarczająco (sufficiently) · lmo assee (sufficiently) · hsb dosć (sufficiently) · nb nok (sufficiently) · lv gana (sufficiently) · gl bastante (sufficiently) · he מַסְפִּיק (sufficiently) · tr yeterince (sufficiently) · kix ūmìh (sufficiently) · ur کافی (sufficiently) · el επαρκώς (sufficiently) · hu kellően (sufficiently) · ru дово́льно (sufficiently) · lo ພໍ (sufficiently) · br a-walc'h (sufficiently) · mi rawaka (sufficiently) · cs dost (sufficiently) · cmn 夠 /够 (sufficiently) · fi riittävän (sufficiently) · qu sinchi (sufficiently) · la satis (sufficiently) · izh kylläst (sufficiently) · eo sufiĉe (sufficiently) · io sate (sufficiently) · gsw gnueg (sufficiently) · th พอ (sufficiently) · lo ພຽງພໍ (sufficiently) · ca suficientment (sufficiently) · tg кофӣ (sufficiently) · hy բավարար (sufficiently) · tpi inap (sufficiently) · gl abondo (sufficiently) · el αρκετά (sufficiently) · ia satis (sufficiently) · it abbastanza (sufficiently) · es bastantemente (sufficiently) · is nóg (sufficiently) · ccc ma'sha (sufficiently) · bg доста́тъчно (sufficiently) · fr assez (sufficiently) · da tilstrækkeligt (sufficiently) · izh ohto (sufficiently) · pt suficientemente (sufficiently) · km ល្មម (sufficiently) · ro de ajuns (sufficiently) · ms cukup (sufficiently) · sl dovòlj (sufficiently) · ro suficient (sufficiently) · vi đủ (sufficiently) · pl na tyle (sufficiently) · ny basi (sufficiently) · dsb dosć (sufficiently) · prg sūit (sufficiently) · grc ἅλις (sufficiently) · tr yeteri kadar (sufficiently) · ka საკმარისად (sufficiently) · ka საკმაოდ (sufficiently) · pl dość (sufficiently) · bn যথেষ্ট (sufficiently) · ar تَمَامًا (sufficiently) · mk до́статно (sufficiently) · sv tillräckligt (sufficiently) · sv nog (sufficiently) · nrf assaïz (sufficiently) · fr suffisamment (sufficiently) · de genug (sufficiently) · gv dy liooar (sufficiently) · cy digon (sufficiently) · ru доста́точно (sufficiently) · fa-ira کافی (sufficiently) · fi tarpeeksi (sufficiently) · ia assatis (sufficiently) · hi पर्याप्त (sufficiently) · da nok (sufficiently) · ko 충분히 (sufficiently) · mk до́волно (sufficiently) · ang ġenōg (sufficiently) · sh dovoljno (sufficiently) · hy բավական (sufficiently) · cmn 充足 (sufficiently) · zza qim ken (sufficiently) · ga go leor (sufficiently) · sa अलम् (sufficiently) · sk dosť (sufficiently) · ca prou (sufficiently) · uk до́сить (sufficiently) · pt bastante (sufficiently) · pl dosyć (sufficiently)
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”)).
Meanings
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.
(archaic) Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate. ▸ Used after a noun.
But it wasn’t ransom enough.
His captors accepted it all,
But didn’t let go of the king. 1936, Robert Frost, “The Vindictives”, in A Further Range:
How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare! 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 15:17:
mk до́ста (sufficient) · nl voldoende (sufficient) · no tilstrekkelig (sufficient) · ja 充分 (sufficient) · ca prou (sufficient) · oc sufisent (sufficient) · sh довољно (sufficient) · kmr besanî (sufficient) · za cuk (sufficient) · oc pro (sufficient) · tpi inap (sufficient) · ar كَافٍ (sufficient) · fi tarpeeksi (sufficient) · sq mjaft (sufficient) · ee nyo (sufficient) · dsb dosć (sufficient) · yi גענוג (sufficient) · he די (sufficient) · cmn 夠 /够 (sufficient) · eo sufiĉa (sufficient) · tr yeterince (sufficient) · ne पर्याप्त (sufficient) · bg достатъчно (sufficient) · zza qim (sufficient) · rgn abastânza (sufficient) · la satis (sufficient) · nl genoeg (sufficient) · lo ພໍ (sufficient) · sl dovȍlj (sufficient) · cu довольнъ (sufficient) · grc ἅλις (sufficient) · es bastante (sufficient) · cmn 充足 (sufficient) · ajp كفاية (sufficient) · my လောက် (sufficient) · cs dost (sufficient) · cy digon (sufficient) · bo འདང (sufficient) · is nógur (sufficient) · mn хангалттай (sufficient) · ga dóthain (sufficient) · ur کافی (sufficient) · nrf assaïz (sufficient) · fy genôch (sufficient) · be дастатко́ва (sufficient) · bg дово́лно (sufficient) · no nok (sufficient) · da nok (sufficient) · tl tama (sufficient) · eu nahiko (sufficient) · bo འགྲིག (sufficient) · gu પૂરતું (sufficient) · mi nanea (sufficient) · eu aski (sufficient) · hi पर्याप्त (sufficient) · ja 足りる (sufficient) · ca suficient (sufficient) · grc ἀρκετός (sufficient) · lv gana (sufficient) · de genug (sufficient) · kk жеткілікті (sufficient) · lt pakankamai (sufficient) · he מספיק (sufficient) · sk dosť (sufficient) · km គ្រប់គ្រាន់ (sufficient) · sw basi (sufficient) · hu elég (sufficient) · pdt nuach (sufficient) · hi काफ़ी (sufficient) · th พอเพียง (sufficient) · izh ohto (sufficient) · hy բավականաչափ (sufficient) · it abbastanza (sufficient) · pt suficiente (sufficient) · ka საკმარისი (sufficient) · izh kylläst (sufficient) · bn যথেষ্ট (sufficient) · no fyllestgjørende (sufficient) · az yetərli (sufficient) · fi kyllin (sufficient) · fi kylliksi (sufficient) · el αρκετός (sufficient) · xag 𐕗𐕒𐕡 (sufficient) · fa کافی (sufficient) · pt bastante (sufficient) · ro destul (sufficient) · mt biżżejjed (sufficient) · bo འགྲིག་ངེས་ཀྱི (sufficient) · bo ལངས (sufficient) · uk дово́лі (sufficient) · ta போதும் (sufficient) · cmn 足夠 /足够 (sufficient) · lv diezgan (sufficient) · ko 충분히 (sufficient) · uz yetarli (sufficient) · fi riittävästi (sufficient) · fr assez (sufficient) · sv tillräckligt (sufficient) · gl bastante (sufficient) · hu elegendő (sufficient) · mi rawaka (sufficient) · pl dość (sufficient) · zza bes (diq) (sufficient) · tr yeterli (sufficient) · ru доста́точно (sufficient) · cmn 足 (sufficient) · tg кофӣ (sufficient) · ja 十分 (sufficient) · sv nog (sufficient) · ka საკმაო (sufficient) · uk доста́тньо (sufficient) · sh dovoljno (sufficient) · ta போதுமான (sufficient) · pl wystarczająco (sufficient) · arz كفاية (sufficient) · bo ལྡེང (sufficient) · th พอ (sufficient) · vi đủ (sufficient) · mk до́волно (sufficient) · ru дово́льно (sufficient) · lo ພຽງພໍ (sufficient) · th เพียงพอ (sufficient) · et piisavalt (sufficient) · grc ἱκανός (sufficient) · hy բավական (sufficient) · uk до́сить (sufficient) · be даво́лі (sufficient) · gl abondo (sufficient) · my တော် (sufficient)
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”)).
Meanings
Stop! Don't do that any more! It is too much!
I'm sick of you complaining! Enough!
Near-synonyms: please, cut it out, knock it off, shut up, STFU
ckb تەواو (stop!) · fa بس است! (stop!) · ja 充分だ (stop!) · apn 'ãmri (stop!) · ka გაჩერდი (stop!) · id op (stop!) · ar كَفَى (stop!) · ru хва́тит! (stop!) · ru доста́точно! (stop!) · vi đủ rồi ! (stop!) · arz بس (stop!) · ar بَسّ (stop!) · sw basi! (stop!) · mi kāti (stop!) · bg стига (stop!) · eo sufiĉe (stop!) · th หยุดได้แล้ว (stop!) · cs dost (stop!) · arz كفاية (stop!) · ja 十分だ (stop!) · yi גענוג! (stop!) · th พอได้แล้ว (stop!) · is nú er komið nóg (stop!) · sv sluta (stop!) · cs stačilo (stop!) · ro ajunge! (stop!) · it basta (stop!) · nv kʼadí (stop!) · he מספיק (stop!) · de halt! (stop!) · pl basta (stop!) · fr ça suffit ! (stop!) · mhr сита (stop!) · dlm buosta (stop!) · el αρκετά! (stop!) · ca prou! (stop!) · arz خلاص (stop!) · ar خَلَاص (stop!) · tr yeter! (stop!) · pt chega! (stop!) · ka გეყოს (stop!) · ta போதும் (stop!) · bg достатъчно (stop!) · cs a dost (stop!) · pl dość (stop!) · km ហើយ (stop!) · fa بسه! (stop!) · eu aski (stop!) · mk доста! (stop!) · fr assez ! (stop!) · pl wystarczy (stop!) · hi बस (stop!) · bn ব্যাস (stop!) · nl genoeg! (stop!) · ga is leor sin (stop!) · ja 止めろ (stop!) · bo འགྲིགས་སོང་། (stop!) · id cukup (stop!) · de das genügt (stop!) · pl dosyć (stop!) · pt basta! (stop!) · lv gana! (stop!) · gl xa abonda! (stop!) · et aitab! (stop!) · sh доста (stop!) · tl tama na! (stop!) · he די (stop!) · hy հերիք է (stop!) · sl básta (stop!) · ka კმარა (stop!) · sv nu får det vara nog (stop!) · no det holder! (stop!) · ka სტოპ (stop!) · kix tèitsòh (stop!) · sh dosta (stop!) · gl abonda! (stop!) · pl starczy (stop!) · hu elég! (legyen/volt) (stop!) · ca basta (stop!) · gl basta! (stop!) · bo ད་འགྲིགས་སོང་། (stop!) · sl dovòlj (stop!) · zza beso (stop!) · el φτάνει! (stop!) · la de hoc satis! (stop!) · ckb بەس (stop!) · es ¡basta! (stop!) · es es suficiente (stop!) · sv det räcker (stop!) · grc βλόψ (stop!) · fi jo riittää! (stop!) · sv nu räcker det (stop!) · ar مَه (stop!) · hy բավական է (stop!)
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”)).
Meanings
(in-plural, rare) An instance of being sufficient, or of doing something sufficiently.
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, and has attained the thousand other "well and enoughs" which include talking well and listening enough, and allow a woman to be liked and loved with so little consciousness that she never suspects she is particularly liked at all. 1909, Edwin Balmer, Waylaid by Wireless: A Suspicion, a Warning, a Sporting Proposition, and a Transatlantic Pursuit, page 29:
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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A sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc.
Not enough is known yet about the causes of the pandemic.
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.
I explained enough for her to understand the issue: there wasn't enough of an economic surplus.
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de genug (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · is nóg (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · nrf assaïz (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · el αρκετά (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · ja 十分 (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · hy բավական (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · fi tarpeeksi (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · ja 充分 (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · fi riittävästi (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · sv nog (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · sh dovoljno (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · ru доста́точно (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · bn যথেষ্ট (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · ka საკმაო (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · bg достатъчно (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · hu elég (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · dsb dosć (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · gl abondo (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · nl genoeg (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · he די (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · fr assez (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · hy բավարար քանակություն (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · hi पर्याप्त (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · it abbastanza (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · sh довољно (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · he מספיק (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · fr suffisamment (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · ga dóthain (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · pt o suficiente (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · no nok (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · mk до́волно (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · ca prou (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · cs dost (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · sv tillräckligt (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · es bastante (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · io sato (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · hu elegen (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc) · ka საკმარისი (a sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc)