enough

Meanings

1. 1
   det

   As much or as many as needed.

   I've already had enough coffee today.

2. 2
   pron

   A sufficient amount or number.

   I have enough to keep me going for now.

3. 3
   adv

   To the necessary degree; sufficiently.

   Those pears aren't ripe enough to eat yet.

4. 4
   intj

   Used to tell someone firmly to stop.

   Enough! I don't want to hear any more excuses.

From Middle English ynogh, from Old English ġenōg (“enough”), from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz (“enough”) (compare Scots eneuch, West Frisian genôch, Dutch genoeg, German genug, Low German (ge)noog, Danish nok, Swedish nog, Icelandic nógur), from *ganuganą 'to suffice' (compare Old English ġeneah), or from *ga- + an unattested *nōgaz, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nó(n)ḱe (“he has reached, attained”), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”) (compare Old Irish tánaic (“he arrived”), Latin nancisci (“to get”), Albanian kënaq (“to please, satisfy”).).

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