adequate
A sufficient amount ofA sufficient amount of; enough.
» I don't consider that adequate.
Ich halte das nicht für angemessen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я не вважаю це слушним. — shanghainese
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1 sensesA sufficient amount of; enough.
We have adequate money for the journey.
Examples
40 sentencesI don't consider that adequate.
Я не вважаю це слушним. — shanghainese
deIch halte das nicht für angemessen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
That's far from adequate.
It is important for a nation to have an adequate mix of monetary and fiscal policies.
I'm not stupid enough to climb a mountain in the winter without first making adequate preparations.
It was adequate.
ruЭтого было достаточно. — Olya
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin adaequātus, perfect passive participle of adaequō (“to make eLearned borrowing from Latin adaequātus, perfect passive participle of adaequō (“to make equal to”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from ad (“to, towards, at”) + aequō (“to make equal, equalize”), from aequus (“equal”). Cognate with French adéquat. By surface analysis, ad- + equate.
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