Word of the day
Enough ( can be used as a
determiner, a pronoun or an adverb )
As an adverb
word origin
( used
after verbs, adjectives and adverbs )
1 to the necessary degree
I hadn't practiced enough for the game.
He's old enough to take his own decisions.
Ram didn't leave early enough.
2 to an acceptable degree, but not to a very great degree
He seemed pleasant enough to me.
Sayings/idioms
:
curiously, ˌfunnily,
ˌoddly, ˌstrangely, etc. eˈnough
used to
show that sth is surprising
Funnily enough, I said the same thing myself only yesterday.
As a determiner
word origin
used
before plural or uncountable nouns to mean ‘as many or as much as sb needs or
wants’
sufficient
Have you made enough chappatis?
Is there enough space for me?
I didn't have enough clothes for the whole week.
As a Noun
word origin
as many
or as much as sb needs or wants
Twenty rupees are enough.
Have you had enough? ( means : Have you eaten enough?)
If enough of the students will be interested, we may organize a
trip to Goa.
Sayings/idioms
:
eˈnough already ( informal
, especially NAmE )
used to
say that sth is annoying or boring and that you want it to stop
Enough already, now you
please just keep your mouth shut.
eˌnough is eˈnough ( saying ) used
when you think that sth should not continue any longer
Enough is enough, I can’t
help you anymore.
have had eˈnough
(of sth/sb)
used when
sth/sb is annoying you and you no longer want to do, have or see it or them
I've had enough of listening to your complaints.
She has had enough of him.
( means : now she doesn’t want to see or have a relationship)
COURTESY : OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER’S DICTIONARY
DISCLAIMER: I have taken all the definitions from OALD as
mentioned above. I have edited or added or explained examples to suit the needs
and to make the definitions more easy to understand for all the English Learners
( especially my students ).
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