English · Word Candidate

enough

/ɪˈnʌf/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate. — Used before a noun in the manner of words like some, a bit of, and so on.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đủ; tất cả những gì cần, cần thiết hoặc phù hợp

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Determiner

Examples

I've already had enough coffee today.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Sufficiently.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đủ để

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Adverb

Examples

Those pears aren't ripe enough for the children to eat (them).

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Fully; quite; used after adjectives to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hoàn toàn; khá; dùng sau tính từ để biểu thị sự tăng nhẹ của mức độ tích cực

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Adverb

Examples

He is ready enough to accept the offer.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Số lượng, lượng đủ hoặc phù hợp

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Pronoun

Examples

I have enough (of it) to keep me going.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “enough” mean?

Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate. — Used before a noun in the manner of words like some, a bit of, and so on.

Is “enough” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.