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Definition of enough determiner from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

enough

determiner
 
 
/ɪˈnʌf/
 
/ɪˈnʌf/
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  1. used before plural or uncountable nouns to mean ‘as many or as much as somebody needs or wants’ synonym sufficient
    • Have you made enough copies?
    • Is there enough room for me?
    • I didn't have enough clothes to last a week.
    • Don't ask me to do it. I've got enough problems as it is.
    • (old-fashioned) There was food enough for all.
    Although enough after a noun now sounds old-fashioned, time enough is still fairly common. There'll be time enough to relax when you've finished your work.
    Word OriginOld English genōg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch genoeg and German genug.
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