What does “enough” mean?
- 1
determineras much or as many as you need
Do we have enough chairs for everyone?
- 2
adverbto the degree that is needed
Are you old enough to drive?
- 3
pronounthe amount that is needed or that someone can accept
I’ve had enough of this noise!
Enough at a glance
- Part of speech
- determiner, adverb & pronoun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ɪˈnʌf/ · ih-NUF
How to use “enough” correctly
“Enough” comes before nouns (“enough money”) but after adjectives and adverbs (“tall enough”, not “enough tall”).
Common phrases with “enough”
- enough time
- big enough
- more than enough
- have had enough
“enough” is on these word lists
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- all determinerA1the whole number or amount of something
- any determinerA1some; used in questions and negative sentences
- both determinerA1the two people or things together
- every determinerA1all the people or things in a group, considered one by one
- few determinerA1a small number of; some
- many determinerA1a large number of
- more determinerA1a larger number or amount of something
- much determinerA1a large amount of something, used with uncountable nouns