adequate
pronunciation
How to pronounce adequate in British English:
UK [ˈædɪkwət]
How to pronounce adequate in American English:
US [ˈædɪkwət]
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- Adjective:
- (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task
- enough to meet a purpose
- about average; acceptable
Word Origin
- adequate
- adequate: see equal
- adequate (adj.)
- 1610s, from Latin adaequatus "equalized," past participle of adaequare "to make equal to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + aequare "make level," from aequus (see equal (adj.)). The sense is of being "equal to what is required." Related: Adequateness.
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Example
- 1. Most sites don 't have adequate toilets or latrines .
- 2. Many families remain homeless or lack adequate medical care .
- 3. Do you think the russian reaction was adequate and proportionate ?
- 4. Adequate pensions were provided in the same way .
- 5. Look at their architecture , learn from them and reuse when adequate .