Uses of Enough

Do you think you know how to use the word “enough” well enough?

The word “enough means ‘sufficient for the purpose’. It is used together with a noun, an adjective, a verb, or an adverb. It also sometimes be a pronoun.

Enough + Adjective or Adverb

  • “Enough” goes before an adjective and an adverb.

It is not hot enough to cook the meat.
Your performance is good enough to get a pay rise.
I couldn’t read the questions quickly enough and I wasn’t able to answer all of them.

Verb + Enough

  • “Enough” follows a verb.

She makes sure she sleeps enough.
They feel that they don’t visit enough.

I think you’ve practiced enough.

Enough + Noun

  • “Enough” comes after a noun.

We don’t have enough flour to bake a cake.
She hasn’t got enough money.

Are there enough people on your team?

The Pronoun Enough

  • “Enough” sometimes also acts as a pronoun. It can be used without a noun provided that you already know what the noun is based on the context.

I need more papers. These aren’t enough.
A: Can she still be with him? B: She can’t anymore. She’s had enough.

Using Enough With an Adjective and a Noun

There are to possible ways to use “enough” with an adjective and a noun. However, the two sentences do not have the same meaning.

He hasn’t got a big enough car. (=The car is too small.)
They haven’t got enough big cars. (=They have big cars but they need more.)

The Phrase Enough Of

Use “enough of” before a determiner or a pronoun such as: a, an, the, this, that, my, your, his, you, them, and others.

We don’t have enough of these white sheets.
They’ve eaten enough of their mother’s lasagna.
There’s enough of them there to finish the project.

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