What is enough in plural?
enough (plural enoughs)
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 can use “enough” and “not enough” with any kind of noun – both countable nouns and uncountable nouns. For example: “We had enough sleep last night.” 'Sleep' is an uncountable noun. “They don't have enough books.” 'Book' is a countable noun.
Enough goes after adjectives, adverbs, and verbs. Enough goes before nouns.
Enough as an adjective.
See below. Enough can qualify count nouns in the plural, or non count nouns (which are by definition in the singular). Enough cannot normally be used to qualify a count noun in the singular.
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.
Examples. We didn't have enough time to visit London Bridge. Are there enough eggs to make an omelette? Richard has enough talent to become a singing star.
- abundance.
- adequacy.
- ampleness.
- competence.
- plenitude.
- sufficiency.
- ample supply.
- right amount.
Money is a noun, so it comes after enough. 2. "I will never be rich enough." Rich is an adjective so it comes before enough.
If you want to follow enough with a noun, you need to use the preposition for. This is the case whether you are using an adjective, an adverb or a noun: I have enough money for two tickets. She spoke slowly enough for me to understand.
Is enough an indefinite pronoun?
Indefinite pronouns include quantifiers (some, any, enough, several, many, much); universals (all, both, every, each); and partitives (any, anyone, anybody, either, neither, no, nobody, some, someone).
as an adverb (after an adjective, adverb, or verb): The rope isn't long enough. She didn't move quickly enough. You haven't practised enough. Enough is sometimes used after particular nouns, but this is not common: Don't ask questions – there'll be time enough for that later.
If "enough" means a sufficient quantity of people in a countable sense, it would be "are": "1 or 2 friends are enough to move the couch." If "enough" means sufficiency for a qualitative criterion, it would be "is": "1 or 2 friends is enough to make me happy."
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.
Enough is often used as a synonym for sufficient, and when something is not sufficient, it is too little to take care of what's needed. Sufficient can, however, also suggest just enough and not an abundance, as in "the money was sufficient for groceries, but we needed more to fill the gas tank."
Adverbs of degree are usually placed before the adjective, adverb, or verb that they modify, although there are some exceptions. The words "too", "enough", "very", and "extremely" are examples of adverbs of degree.
How does the adjective sufficient contrast with its synonyms? Some common synonyms of sufficient are adequate, competent, and enough. While all these words mean "being what is necessary or desirable," sufficient suggests a close meeting of a need.