Alright vs. Enough — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Alright and Enough
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Alright
All right. See Usage Note at all right.
Enough
As much or as many as required
Getting enough of the right things to eat
There will be time enough to tell you when we meet
Too much work and not enough people to do it
There was just enough room for two cars
Alright
Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.
Enough
As much or as many as required
Too much work and not enough people to do it
There was just enough room for two cars
Getting enough of the right things to eat
There will be time enough to tell you when we meet
Alright
Alternative form of all right.
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Enough
To the required degree or extent (used after an adjective, adverb, or verb)
You're not big enough for basketball
Before he was old enough to shave
Alright
(informal) Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.
Enough
Sufficient to meet a need or satisfy a desire; adequate
Enough work to keep us all busy.
Alright
A generic greeting; hello; how are you.
Enough
To a satisfactory amount or degree; sufficiently
Is the fish cooked enough?.
Alright
Nonstandard usage
Enough
Very; fully; quite
We were glad enough to leave.
Alright
Used to reinforces an assertion;
It's expensive all right
Enough
Tolerably; rather
She sang well enough, but the show was a failure.
Alright
Sentence-initial expression of agreement
Enough
Used to express impatience or exasperation
You've been practicing the guitar all afternoon. Enough!.
Alright
In a satisfactory or adequate manner;
She'll do okay on her own
Held up all right under pressure
Enough
Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.
I've already had enough coffee today.
There is food enough for us all (old-fashioned) .
Enough
Sufficiently.
I cannot run fast enough to catch up to them.
Are you man enough to fight me?
You've worked enough; rest for a bit.
Enough
Fully; quite; used after adjectives to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very.
He is ready enough to accept the offer.
Enough
Used after certain adverbs to emphasise that a quality is notable, unexpected, etc.
Talking of Mr Smith, funnily enough, I saw him just the other day.
I left my camera on the train, but luckily enough someone handed it in to lost property.
Enough
A sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc.
I have enough (of it) to keep me going.
Enough of you are here to begin the class.
Get some more plates. There aren’t enough yet.
Not enough is known yet about the causes of the pandemic.
There wasn't enough of an economic surplus.
Enough
Stop! Don't do that any more!
I'm sick of you complaining! Enough!
Enough
An instance of being sufficient, or of doing something sufficiently.
Enough
Satisfying desire; giving content; adequate to meet the want; sufficient; - usually, and more elegantly, following the noun to which it belongs.
How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare!
Enough
In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction; sufficiently.
Enough
Fully; quite; - used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very; as, he is ready enough to embrace the offer.
I know you well enough; you are Signior Antonio.
Thou knowest well enough . . . that this is no time to lend money.
Enough
In a tolerable degree; - used to express mere acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or quantity rather less than is desired; as, the song was well enough.
Enough
A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate to the want, or is equal to the power or ability; as, he had enough to do take care of himself.
And Esau said, I have enough, my brother.
Enough
An exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough.
Enough
An adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose;
Enough is as good as a feast
There is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country
Enough
Enough to meet a purpose;
An adequate income
The food was adequate
A decent wage
Enough food
Food enough
Enough
As much as necessary;
Have I eaten enough?
I've had plenty, thanks
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