bastante

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Attested since the 14th century. From the archaic present participle of bastar: bastar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /basˈtante/ [bas̺ˈt̪an̪.t̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: bas‧tan‧te

Adjective

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bastante m or f (plural bastantes)

  1. enough
    Synonym: suficiente
    Durou a festiña do dito castelo anque foi de présa mui bastante tempo.
    The party at the said castle lasted for quite enough time.
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Adverb

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bastante

  1. enough
    Synonym: abondo

References

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈstan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: ba‧stàn‧te

Adjective

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bastante (plural bastanti)

  1. sufficient

Derived terms

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Participle

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bastante (plural bastanti)

  1. present participle of bastare

Further reading

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  • bastante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Ladino

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Adverb

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bastante (Latin spelling)

  1. enough, quite, rather

Norman

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Adjective

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bastante

  1. feminine singular of bastant

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From bastar (to be enough) +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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bastante (not comparable)

  1. enough; sufficiently
    Antonym: insuficientemente
    Vou fazer uma pausa, porque já trabalhei bastante.I'm going to take break, because I've worked enough.
  2. rather; fairly; quite
    Antonym: pouco
    O livro é bastante velho.The book is fairly old.
    A explicação foi bastante clara.The explanation was quite clear.

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:bastante.

Determiner

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bastante m or f (plural bastantes)

  1. many; a lot of; a large amount of
    Synonym: muito
    Antonym: pouco
    Leio bastantes livros.
    I read a lot of books.

Usage notes

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Some always use singular.

Noun

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bastante m (uncountable)

  1. (with definite article o) enough things; a sufficient amount
    Synonym: suficiente
    Já comi o bastante.
    I have already eaten enough.

Adjective

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bastante m or f (plural bastantes)

  1. (Brazil, chiefly law) meeting requirements

Spanish

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Etymology

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From bastar (to suffice, be enough) +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /basˈtante/ [basˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: bas‧tan‧te

Adjective

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bastante m or f (masculine and feminine plural bastantes)

  1. enough; sufficient
    Synonym: suficiente
    Necesitas beber bastante agua.
    You need to drink enough water.
  2. quite some; quite a bit (of)
    Toma bastante tiempo.
    It takes quite some time.
  3. abundant
    Synonym: abundante

Derived terms

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Adverb

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bastante

  1. quite, rather, pretty, fairly
    Es bastante claro.
    It is quite clear.
  2. enough; sufficiently
    He trabajado bastante.
    I have worked enough.
  3. quite a bit; to a considerable degree
    Lo conozco bastante.
    I know him quite well.
    Ha llovido bastante la última semana.
    It has rained quite a lot in the last week.
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Further reading

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