enough
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
How often you will meet it
Rank 202 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 115,424 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.055% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose also: sufficiency enough is as good as a feastthere is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country
adjective
- sufficient for the purpose also: adequate an adequate incomethe food was adequate
adverb
- as much as necessary also: plenty Have I eaten enough?I've had plenty, thanks
enough in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It's probable that I was important enough for that, isn't it?
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The thing indeed was fair enough, had I been in another condition.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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The evening passed pleasantly enough; and I dreamed that night of that enigmatical woman, Mary Cavendish.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Keep Thou my feet, I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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The old was definite enough and he knew how to handle it, but the new bothered him sorely.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1