HOW TO PRONOUNCE
enough
/ɪˈnʌf/
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The final “gh” sounds like “f.”
Keep the opening vowel lighter, then finish the strong final syllable with f rather than a g sound.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“We have enough time for another question.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does enough mean?
determiner
- Used before a noun in the manner of words like some, a bit of, and so on.
adverb
- Sufficiently.
- Fully; quite; used after adjectives to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very.
More meanings (5)
adverb
- Used after certain adverbs to emphasise that a quality is notable, unexpected, etc.
pronoun
- A sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc.
interjection
- Stop! Don't do that any more! It is too much!
determiner
- (archaic) Used after a noun.
noun
- (rare) An instance of being sufficient, or of doing something sufficiently.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪˈnʌf/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
In the pages of books
See this word in context.
It went hard enough with me then, when I could look back to no period at which I had enjoyed a sufficiency.
“I’ve had the news-bell ringing in my left ear quite bad enough for a murder, and I’ve seed a magpie all alone!”
More book examples (3)
She said she couldn’t talk about the difference very intelligently, not being familiar with other religions, but that theirs seemed simple enough.
So Pearl, who had enough of shadow in her own little life, chose to break off all acquaintance with this repining brook.
They never made fun of Tillie, but they understood well enough that there were subjects upon which her ideas were rather foolish.