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# adequate

«adequate» in Mova's school dictionary: **enough or good enough for a need or purpose** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) Adequate means enough or good enough for a need or purpose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adequate/#m1)

2) Adequate can mean only just good enough, not very good. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adequate/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Formal word in exam language, science and safety: «adequate water», «adequate light», «adequate protection». In school reports, «adequate» work is acceptable but could be better. In maths, it may mean «enough to cover the need».

### examples

- Make sure you drink an adequate amount of water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adequate/#x1)
- The room had adequate light for reading. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adequate/#x2)
- Is 20 pounds adequate for the trip? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adequate/#x3)
- Her work was adequate, but she can do better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adequate/#x4)
- Plants need adequate sunlight to grow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adequate/#x5)
- The tent gave adequate shelter from the rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adequate/#x6)

### note

Opposite: inadequate. Noun: adequacy. Said «AD-ih-kwit». In everyday speech «enough» is simpler. «Adequate» is weaker praise than «good».

### Trees and pragmatics

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