enough

Everyday

1. Enough means as much as you need or want. If you have enough money, you can buy it. tree →
2. Enough after a word means to the needed amount: big enough, fast enough. tree →
3. «That's enough!» means stop now. tree →

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 →
• Are there enough chairs for 30 people? tree →
• How many more does he need to have enough? tree →
• He has enough paint for 2 walls. tree →
• Is the water warm enough to swim? tree →
• Children need enough sleep. tree →
• That's enough sweets for today. tree →
• We have more than enough paper. tree →
• "Goodby," he said, "I've seen enough. tree →

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 →
• And Esau said: 'I have enough; my brother, let that which thou hast be thine.' (Torah GEN.33.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.' (Torah GEN.24.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• So will there arise enough contempt and wrath. (Writings EST.1.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to have bread enough; (Writings LAM.5.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• 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 →

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».