Adequate definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

adequate in American English · 1. (often fol. by to or for). as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'adequate'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× adequate (ædɪkwət ) adjective[oftADJECTIVEto-infinitive] Ifsomethingisadequate,thereisenoughofitoritisgoodenoughtobeusedoraccepted. Oneinfourpeopleworldwidearewithoutadequatehomes. Theoldmethodsweren'tadequatetomeetcurrentneeds. Thewesterndietshouldbeperfectlyadequateformostpeople. [Also+for]Synonyms:passable,acceptable,middling,average MoreSynonymsofadequate adequately adverb[ADVERBwithverb]Manystudentsarenotadequatelypreparedforhighereducation. Ispeakthelanguageadequately. MoreSynonymsofadequate COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof adequate Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'adequate' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'adequate' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'ampelography' HindiTranslationof'adequate' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency adequateinBritishEnglish (ˈædɪkwɪt ) adjectiveabletofulfilaneedorrequirementwithoutbeingabundant,outstanding,etc CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsadequacy(ˈædɪkwəsɪ )noun adequately(ˈadequately)adverb WordoriginC17:fromLatinadaequāretoequalize,fromad-to+aequusequal WordFrequency adequateinAmericanEnglish (ˈædɪkwət ) adjective1.  enoughorgoodenoughforwhatisrequiredorneeded;sufficient;suitable 2.  barelysatisfactory;acceptablebutnotremarkable SIMILARWORDS: sufˈficient Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsadequately(ˈadequately) adverb adequateness(ˈadequateness) noun WordoriginLadaequatus,pp.ofadaequare