- as many or as much as somebody needs or wants
- Six bottles should be enough.
- Have you had enough (= to eat)?
- If enough of you are interested, we'll organize a trip to the theatre.
- There was nowhere near enough for everybody.
- We've nearly run out of paper. Do you think there's enough for today?
Word OriginOld English genōg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch genoeg and German genug.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See enough in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee enough in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishenough already
- (especially North American English, informal) used to say that something is annoying or boring and that you want it to stop
enough is enough
- (saying) used when you think that something should not continue any longer
enough said
- used to say that you understand a situation and there is no need to say any more
- ‘He's a politician, remember.’ ‘Enough said.’
have had enough (of something/somebody)
- used when something/somebody is annoying you and you no longer want to do, have or see it or them
- I've had enough of driving the kids around.
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