The word enough can be used as an adjective, an adverb or with a noun. It can even be used as a pronoun.
Enough with an adjective She wasn't tall enough to become a flight attendant. This piece of writing isn’t good enough.
Enough with an adverb You have not been concentrating enough in class He couldn't run fast enough to catch the bus. Notice the position of enough. It comes after adjectives and adverbs.
Enough with nouns We don't have enough wine for everyone. Has he got enough time to come to the meeting? We have enough people to form two teams. Enough comes before nouns.
Enough of We can only use enough of with an article, my/your/his etc. this/that i.e. a determiner. I haven't read enough of his writing to tell if he is any good. She had enough of their arguing. That’s why she moved out.
Enough can be used without a noun I've already eaten too much. That's enough thanks. No more workouts. That’s enough for today.
Enough used with an adjective and a noun When we use enough with an adjective and a noun two positions are possible but the meaning changes. We haven’t got enough large glasses. We have large glasses but we need more We haven’t got large enough glasses. None of the glasses are as large as we need
2) I think I've had ___ that pie. I'm going to burst.
3) That wardrobe is not ___ for all your clothes.
4) Did I speak ___ for you to understand?
5) They can't ___ that music. It's become really popular.
6) There are ___ boxes for us to store everything.
7) We were not ___ to beat them. They were the better team.
8) Are you sure you're ___ to go to work? You still look ill.
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enough comes after adjectives and adverbs. I'm not tall enough to reach the top shelf. Your marks are good enough to study engineering at university. I couldn't write quickly enough and I ran out of time.
You use enough after an adjective or adverb to say that someone or something has as much of a quality as is needed. It's big enough. We have a long enough list.
You've got enough to think about for the moment. Ann had heard enough of this. He had messed up enough of these occasions to give rise to some anxieties. I've had enough problems with the police, I don't need this.
Summary. Use too for negative situations and enough for positive ones. Too comes before the adjective or adverb it's describing, while enough comes after the adjective or adverb. Enough comes before a noun, whereas too is never used before a noun.
Enough is an adjective that describes something that is adequate for an intended purpose. Enough is also used as an adverb to mean sufficiently or fully. Enough also has senses as a pronoun and an interjection. Enough describes something as being adequate or sufficient.
The time for that has now gone; and enough is enough. They have high bills for heat, light and power and when the rate demands arrive they say that enough is enough. I have to say firmly that enough is enough. After seven years of membership, enough is enough.
We normally only use enough of when it is followed by a determiner or a pronoun (a/an/the, this/that, my/your/his, you/them, etc.). There isn't enough of that bread to make sandwiches for everyone. I've seen enough of his work to be able to recommend him. There's enough of us to make a difference.
We can combine two sentences into one using enough + infinitive. Before combining two clauses using enough, make sure that they are both affirmative or negative.
"Someone has to explain the situation to her." "Enough said.""There are some, er, objections to her appointment." "Oh yes, enough said."She thinks the moon is made of cheese - enough said. "Put it this way: she can afford her own private jet." "Enough said."
Meaning of enough in English. as much as is necessary; in the amount or to the degree needed: enough for Is there enough dessert/Are there enough desserts for everyone?
Some common synonyms of enough are adequate, competent, and sufficient. While all these words mean "being what is necessary or desirable," enough is less exact in suggestion than sufficient.
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