adequate

  • 11adequate — 01. Too many children in this country are leaving home in the morning without having eaten an [adequate] meal. 02. Local parents are concerned over the [adequacy] of the school s program for children with special needs. 03. The equipment at the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 12adequate — adjective 1 an adequate amount is enough for a particular purpose: The research cannot be completed without adequate funding. (+ for): Are the parking facilities adequate for fifty cars? 2 good enough in quality for a particular purpose or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13adequate — adj. 1) adequate for (the food was adequate for all of us) 2) adequate to (she was adequate to the task) 3) adequate to + inf. (it would be adequate to list just the basic objections) * * * [ ædɪkweɪt] adequate to + inf. (it would be adequate to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 14adequate — ad|e|quate W3S3 [ˈædıkwıt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of adaequare to make equal , from ad to + aequare to equal ] 1.) enough in quantity or of a good enough quality for a particular purpose = ↑sufficient ≠… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15adequate — Sufficient; commensurate; equally efficient; equal to what is required; suitable to the case or occasion; satisfactory. Equal to some given occasion or work. Nissen v. Miller, 44 N.M. 487, 105 P.2d 324, 326 See also adequate care adequate cause… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 16adequate — Sufficient; commensurate; equally efficient; equal to what is required; suitable to the case or occasion; satisfactory. Equal to some given occasion or work. Nissen v. Miller, 44 N.M. 487, 105 P.2d 324, 326 See also adequate care adequate cause… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 17adéquate — ● adéquat, adéquate adjectif (latin adaequatus, de adaequare, rendre égal) Qui correspond parfaitement à son objet ; approprié, adapté : Une réponse adéquate à la question. ● adéquat, adéquate (difficultés) adjectif (latin adaequatus, de… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 18adequate — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ remain ▪ consider sth, think sth ▪ These measures are not considered adequate by conservationists …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 19adequate — ad|e|quate [ ædəkwət ] adjective *** 1. ) good enough or large enough for a particular purpose: SUFFICIENT: The state needs to maintain an adequate supply of trained teachers. adequate for: The big house is perfectly adequate for just the two of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20adequate */*/*/ — UK [ˈædɪkwət] / US [ˈædəkwət] adjective 1) good enough or large enough for a particular purpose The state has an adequate supply of trained teachers. adequate for: The house is perfectly adequate for just the two of us. adequate to do something:… …

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