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# enough

adjective, adverb, pronoun (enough)

«enough» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Enough means as much as you need or want. If you have enough money, you can buy it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/#m1)
2. Enough after a word means to the needed amount: big enough, fast enough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/#m2)
3. «That's enough!» means stop now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/#m3)

### In the lessons

maths: asks whether an amount covers what is needed; compare what you have with what you need (have ≥ need?); «how many more to have enough» = need − have; everyday life: enough food, enough sleep; science: plants need enough light and water; phrases: «more than enough», «not enough», «enough is enough»

### Examples

- Does she have enough money to buy the toy? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/#x1)
- Are there enough chairs for 30 people? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/#x2)
- How many more does he need to have enough? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/#x3)
- He has enough paint for 2 walls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/#x4)
- Is the water warm enough to swim? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/#x5)
- Children need enough sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/#x6)
- That's enough sweets for today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/#x7)
- We have more than enough paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/#x8)
- "Goodby," he said, "I've seen enough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/#x9)

### Note

Compare: have ≥ need? «How many more to have enough» means need − have. Trap: «enough for 2 walls» is a rate, not the answer. Say «ee-NUFF»; the «ough» sounds like «uff». «Old enough», not «enough old».

## In Jewish tradition

maths: asks whether an amount covers what is needed; compare what you have with what you need (have ≥ need?); «how many more to have enough» = need − have; everyday life: enough food, enough sleep; science: plants need enough light and water; phrases: «more than enough», «not enough», «enough is enough»

### Examples

- 'Ye have compassed this mountain long enough; turn you northward. (Torah DEU.2.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x1)
- And Esau said: 'I have enough; my brother, let that which thou hast be thine.' (Torah GEN.33.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x2)
- She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.' (Torah GEN.24.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x3)
- So will there arise enough contempt and wrath. (Writings EST.1.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x4)
- We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to have bread enough; (Writings LAM.5.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x5)
- If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not have bread enough. (Writings JOB.27.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x6)

### Note

Compare: have ≥ need? «How many more to have enough» means need − have. Trap: «enough for 2 walls» is a rate, not the answer. Say «ee-NUFF»; the «ough» sounds like «uff». «Old enough», not «enough old».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «enough» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«enough» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enough.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «enough» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«enough» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/enough.html) on Mova free.