enough
part of speech
adjective, adverb, pronoun (enough)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
sense 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
- '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 →
- 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 the corpora
- She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.'
- And Esau said: 'I have enough; my brother, let that which thou hast be thine.'
- And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat until ye have enough, and dwell therein in safety.
- The LORD our God spoke unto us in Horeb, saying: 'Ye have dwelt long enough in this mountain;
- 'Ye have compassed this mountain long enough; turn you northward.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «enough» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.