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
- 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
- Comments about how someone's face or body looks turn into accusations; «you look well» is enough.
- Repeat a guess enough times and it sticks to a person like a label.
- You don't have to explain everything; one sentence is enough: "I saw something not for kids."
- Water inside plant cells pushes outwards and keeps stems firm, like air in a balloon; without enough water the plant wilts.
- Aquarium tunnels are made of acrylic many centimetres thick, strong enough to hold back millions of litres of water.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «enough» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.