English
Etymology
L. adaequatus, p. p. of adaequare to make equal to; ad + aequare to make equal, aequus equal.
Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /ˈæd.ʌ.kwɪt/
Adjective
en-adj
- Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition lawfully and physically sufficient.
Antonyms
inadequate
Quotations
All day, as I drove upon my round, I turned over the case in my mind and found no explanation which appeared to me to be adequate. —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Adventure of the Empty House
Translations
Chinese:适当的，足够的
French: adéquat
German: adäquat
Korean: 충분한 choong-boon-hahn
Vietnamese: đủ, đầy đủ
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Turkish: yeterli, uygun
Polish: adekwatny, odpowiedni
Dutch: voldoende, deugdelijk
Czech: vhodný, odpovÃdajÃcÃ, adekvátnÃ
Italian: adeguato
ar:adequate
es:adequate
fa:adequate
fr:adequate
gl:adequate
io:adequate
it:adequate
pl:adequate
pt:adequate
ru:adequate
simple:adequate
fi:adequate
ta:adequate
te:adequate
vi:adequate
zh:adequate
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