NEAR ENOUGH

Meaning of NEAR ENOUGH in English

( BrE , informal ) used to say that sth is so nearly true that the difference does not matter :

We've been here twenty years, near enough.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

NEAR — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English ner, nere, from Old English nēar — more at near II obsolete : nearer II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENOUGH — I. ə̇ˈnəf, ēˈnəf; after t, d(.), s, z, “ or ə nˈəf adjective Etymology: Middle English ynough, inough, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEAR — — nearness , n. /near/ , adv., nearer, nearest , adj., nearer, nearest , prep., v. adv. 1. close; to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENOUGH — /i nuf"/ , adj. 1. adequate for the want or need; sufficient for the purpose or to satisfy desire: enough …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEAR — I. ˈnir adverb Etymology: Middle English ner, partly from ner nearer, from Old English nēar, comparative of nēah nigh; partly …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENOUGH — I. i-ˈnəf, ē-, ə- adjective Etymology: Middle English ynough, from Old English genōg (akin to Old High German ginuog enough), …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEAR — adv closely; intimately. 2. near ·adj close-fisted; parsimonious. 3. near ·adv nearly; almost; well-nigh. 4. near ·adv closely connected or …
Webster English vocab
ENOUGH — interj an exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough. 2. enough ·adv in a degree or …
Webster English vocab
NEAR — [near] adv [ME ner, partly fr. ner nearer, fr. OE near, comparative of neah nigh; partly fr. ON naer nearer, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ENOUGH — [enough] adj [ME ynough, fr. OE genog (akin to OHG ginuog enough), fr. ge- (perfective prefix) + -nog; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEAR — near BrE AmE nɪə AmE nɪ ə r ▷ neared nɪəd AmE nɪ ə rd ▷ nearer ˈnɪər ə AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NEAR — / nɪə(r); NAmE nɪr/ adjective , adverb , preposition , verb ■ adjective ( near·er , near·est ) HELP NOTE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENOUGH — / ɪˈnʌf; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner used before plural or uncountable nouns to mean 'as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — I. near 1 S1 W1 /nɪə $ nɪr/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . SHORT DISTANCE AWAY only a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ENOUGH — I. e ‧ nough 1 S1 W1 /ɪˈnʌf/ BrE AmE adverb [always after a verb, adjective, or adverb] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. --adv. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ENOUGH — adj., n., adv., & int. --adj. as much or as many as required (we have enough apples; we do not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. adv. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ENOUGH — adj., n., adv., & int. adj. as much or as many as required (we have enough apples; we do not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. --adv. 1. (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Oxford English vocab
ENOUGH — adj., n., adv., & int. --adj. as much or as many as required (we have enough apples; we do not …
Oxford English vocab
NEAR — ( nearer, nearest, nears, nearing, neared) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENOUGH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Enough means as much as you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — (~er, ~est, ~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ENOUGH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Enough means as much as you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NEAR — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES almost/nearly/near perfect ▪ His collection included an almost perfect skeleton of an armadillo. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ENOUGH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ENOUGH — [determiner], [pronoun], [adverb] - as much as is necessary; in the amount or to the degree neededIs there enough cake/Are …
Cambridge English vocab
NEAR — Synonyms and related words : about, about to be, abutting, accost, adjacent, adjoining, advance, advancing, all but, almost, along toward, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENOUGH — Synonyms and related words : abundance, abundantly, acceptably, adequacy, adequate, adequate supply, adequately, adequateness, admissibly, agreeably, ample, ampleness, amply, bare …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENOUGH — See: GIVE ONE ENOUGH ROPE, AND HE WILL HANG HIMSELF, KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN, LET …
Slang English vocab
NEAR — I. verb Near is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ deadline Near is used with these nouns as …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NEAR — See ↑ NEAR 1,8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ around/near there • ↑ be a near thing/close thing • ↑ be a …
Longman Activator English vocab
NEAR — INDEX: 1. not far away 2. near where you live 3. easy to get to 4. the nearest house/shop/station etc …
Longman Activator English vocab
ENOUGH — See ↑ ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ good enough • ↑ have enough • ↑ have had enough • …
Longman Activator English vocab
NEAR — adj. 25B6; adverb her children all live near : CLOSE (BY), nearby, close/near at hand, in the neighbourhood, in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENOUGH — See: GIVE ONE ENOUGH ROPE, AND HE WILL HANG HIMSELF, KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN, LET …
Словарь английских идиом
NEAR — adjective 1 BAD : He decided to visit a friend who lived very near from where he was at that …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ENOUGH — pronoun BAD : The car parking facilities are not enough. GOOD : There are not enough car parking facilities. BAD …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
NEAR — 1. прил. 1) а) ближний, близлежащий, близко расположенный the near fields ≈ близлежащие поля Syn : not distant б) более …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENOUGH — достаточное количество - we have * of everything у нас всего довольно - I've had * of him он мне …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEAR — near.ogg 1. nıə a 1. близкий; тесно связанный near relation - ближайший родственник, член семьи ( о детях и родителях …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ENOUGH — enough.ogg 1. ıʹnʌf n достаточное количество we have enough of everything - у нас всего довольно I've had enough of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NEAR — 1) ближний 2) близкий 3) близлежащий 4) вблизи 5) около 6) почти 7) сходный • infinitely near element — бесконечно близкий элемент infinitely near point — бесконечно близкая точка near …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NEAR — near прил.1) а) ближний, близлежащий, близко расположенный the near fields — близлежащие поля Syn: not distant б) более близкий the …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ENOUGH — enough прил.достаточный to have enough time — располагать достаточным запасом времени Syn:adequate 2. сущ.достаточное количество he has enough and to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NEAR — 1. nıə a 1. близкий; тесно связанный near relation - ближайший родственник, член семьи ( о детях и родителях ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ENOUGH — 1. ıʹnʌf n достаточное количество we have enough of everything - у нас всего довольно I've had enough of him …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NEAR — 1. прил. 1) а) ближний, близлежащий, близко расположенный the near fields — близлежащие поля Syn: not distant б) более близкий …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ENOUGH — 1. прил. достаточный to have enough time — располагать достаточным запасом времени Syn: adequate 2. сущ. достаточное количество he has …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NEAR — 1. прил. 1) а) ближний, близлежащий, близко расположенный the near fields — близлежащие поля Syn: not distant б) более близкий the nearest — ближайший, соседний, близлежащий 2) а) скорый, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ENOUGH — 1. прил. достаточный to have enough time — располагать достаточным запасом времени Syn: adequate 2. сущ. достаточное количество he has enough and to spare — он имеет …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NEAR — 1. _a. 1> близкий; тесно связанный; near to one's heart - заветный; a very near concern of mine - дело, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ENOUGH — 1. _a. достаточный; to have enough time - располагать достаточным запасом времени _Syn: adequate 2. _n. достаточное количество; he has …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
NEAR — 1. a. 1. близкий; тесно связанный; near to one's heart - заветный; a very near concern of mine - дело, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ENOUGH — 1. a. достаточный; to have enough time - располагать достаточным запасом времени Syn: adequate 2. n. достаточное количество; he has …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
NEAR — 1. _a. 1> близкий; тесно связанный; near akin (to) родственный по характеру; near and dear близкий и дорогой; near to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
ENOUGH — 1. _a. достаточный; to have enough time располагать достаточным запасом времени 2. _n. достаточное количество; he has enough and to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
NEAR — 1. прил. 1) а) ближний, близлежащий, близко расположенный the near fields ≈ близлежащие поля Syn : not distant б) более …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENOUGH — достаточное количество - we have * of everything у нас всего довольно - I've had * of him он мне …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENOUGH — 1) Если наречие enough относится к прилагательному или наречию, то оно ставится после главного слова This fence isn't high enough — …
Англо-Русский грамматический словарь
NOT ENOUGH — INDEX: 1. when there is enough of something you need 2. big enough, strong enough, old enough etc 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab

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