enough

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English ynough, from Old English ġenōg (enough), from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz (enough) (compare Scots eneuch, West Frisian genôch, Dutch genoeg, German genug, Low German noog, Danish nok, Swedish nog, Icelandic nógur), from *ǥanaxa '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', Lithuanian nèšti 'to carry', Albanian kënaq 'to please, statisfy', Ancient Greek ἐνεγκεῖν (enenkein, to carry).).

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enough

  1. sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate
    I've already had enough coffee today.
    Are you man enough to fight me?

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Adverb [edit]

enough

  1. sufficiently
    I cannot run fast enough to catch up to them.

Usage notes [edit]

  • As an adverb, enough always follows the verb it qualifies.

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Pronoun [edit]

enough

  1. A sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc.
    I have enough to keep me going.

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Interjection [edit]

Enough!

  1. stop! Don't do that anymore, etc.
    Enough!

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