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# enough

«enough» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **as much as you need or want** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#m1)

2) Enough after a word means to the needed amount: big enough, fast enough. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#m2)

3) «That's enough!» means stop now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#m3)

### 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

- 'Ye have compassed this mountain long enough; turn you northward. (Torah DEU.2.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x1)
- And Esau said: 'I have enough; my brother, let that which thou hast be thine.' (Torah GEN.33.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x2)
- She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.' (Torah GEN.24.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x3)
- So will there arise enough contempt and wrath. (Writings EST.1.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x4)
- We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to have bread enough; (Writings LAM.5.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x5)
- If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not have bread enough. (Writings JOB.27.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x6)
- Does she have enough money to buy the toy? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x7)
- Are there enough chairs for 30 people? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x8)
- How many more does he need to have enough? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x9)
- He has enough paint for 2 walls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x10)
- Is the water warm enough to swim? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x11)
- Children need enough sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x12)
- That's enough sweets for today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x13)
- We have more than enough paper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x14)
- "Goodby," he said, "I've seen enough. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/#x15)

### 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

- [She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.646/)
- [And Esau said: 'I have enough; my brother, let that which thou hast be thine.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1042/)
- [And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat until ye have enough, and dwell therein in safety.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.752/)
- [The LORD our God spoke unto us in Horeb, saying: 'Ye have dwelt long enough in this mountain;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.5/)
- ['Ye have compassed this mountain long enough; turn you northward.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.48/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «enough» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enough/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.