Sometimes, we want to say that there is a large amount or number of something that is more than enough. We have the word plenty for this. It is used both as a quantifier followed by of and a pronoun:

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The context for this next phrase is very specific! If you are pouring a drink for someone and you want them to tell you when you have poured enough, you can use the expression say when:

Difference between sufficient andadequatein law

One of various things that we like to do on this blog is consider the many different ways we express the same thing in English. (Of course, we are rarely expressing exactly the same thing and it’s the differences – sometimes very subtle – that make language interesting.) In today’s post, I’m looking at words and phrases we use to convey the basic meaning of ‘enough’.

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Meanwhile, if a supply of something such as food or money holds out, especially in difficult circumstances, there is enough of it to last for a period of time:

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Sufficient vsenough

I hope this post provides plenty of ways of saying ‘enough’! My next post will look at words and phrases for saying that there is too little or there are too few of something.

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What a great post on different words for saying enough. I literally can recognize these but cannot use in a proper way. Such a fabulous blog comes to a big help!

Let’s start with the adjectives adequate and sufficient, both of which are used to mean ‘enough for a particular purpose’. The opposites of these adjectives are formed with the prefix in-:

Enoughvs sufficient vsadequate

One such optical device that geometric optics helps to understand is the lens. Lenses, with their axial symmetry, refract light rays to either converge or diverge the light beam.

Of course, few blog posts are complete without a phrasal verb or two, so here are two nice ones in this area. If there is enough of something to go round, there is enough for everyone in a group of people:

Optics is a fascinating branch of physics that deals with the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. One of the key aspects of optics is the study of light propagation in terms of light rays.