"adequate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈæd.ə.kwɪt/ [US], /ˈæ.də.kɪt/ [US], /ˈæd.ɪ.kwət/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more adequate [comparative], most adequate [superlative]
Etymology: Latin adaequātus, past participle of adaequō (“to make equal to”); ad + aequō (“to make equal”), from aequus (“equal”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|adaequātus}} Latin adaequātus, {{m|la|adaequō||to make equal to}} adaequō (“to make equal to”), {{m|la|ad}} ad, {{m|la|aequō||to make equal}} aequō (“to make equal”), {{m|la|aequus||equal}} aequus (“equal”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} adequate (comparative more adequate, superlative most adequate)
  1. Equal to or fulfilling some requirement. Synonyms: acceptable, correspondent, proportionate, satisfactory, sufficient Synonyms (passable): satisfactory Derived forms: adequate intake, adequately, adequateness, inadequate, unadequate Related terms: adequacy, adequation, adequative Translations (equal to some requirement): ⁧كَافٍ⁩ (kāfin) (Arabic), адэква́тны (adekvátny) (Belarusian), адекватен (adekvaten) (Bulgarian), съответен (sǎotveten) (Bulgarian), съразмерен (sǎrazmeren) (Bulgarian), adequat (Catalan), 適當 (Chinese Cantonese), 适当 (sik¹ dong³) (Chinese Cantonese), 適當 (Chinese Mandarin), 适当 (shìdàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 足夠 (Chinese Mandarin), 足够 (zúgòu) (english: sufficient) (Chinese Mandarin), přiměřený (Czech), odpovídající (Czech), adekvátní (Czech), tilstrækkelig (Danish), adequaat (Dutch), voldoende (Dutch), deugdelijk (Dutch), adekvata (Esperanto), konvena (Esperanto), taŭga (Esperanto), asianmukainen (Finnish), riittävä (Finnish), adéquat (French), ადეკვატური (adeḳvaṭuri) (Georgian), შესაბამისი (šesabamisi) (Georgian), შესაფერისი (šesaperisi) (Georgian), საკმარისი (saḳmarisi) (Georgian), სათანადო (satanado) (Georgian), angemessen (German), adäquat (German), entsprechend (German), αρκετός (arketós) (Greek), adekvát (Hungarian), megfelelő (Hungarian), adequata (Ido), adeguato (Italian), 適当 (tekitō) (alt: てきとう) (Japanese), 適切 (tekisetsu) (alt: てきせつ) (Japanese), 十分 (jūbun) (english: sufficient) (alt: じゅうぶん) (Japanese), 충분한 (chungbunhan) (Korean), adaequātus (Latin), atbilstošs (Latvian), piemērots (Latvian), piederīgs (Latvian), соодветен (soodveten) (Macedonian), адеква́тен (adekváten) (Macedonian), rawaka (Maori), adekvat (Norwegian), tilstrekkelig (Norwegian), nuach (Plautdietsch), adekwatny (Polish), odpowiedni (Polish), adequado (Portuguese), adecvat (Romanian), адеква́тный (adekvátnyj) (Russian), соотве́тствующий (sootvétstvujuščij) (Russian), подходя́щий (podxodjáščij) (Russian), соразме́рный (sorazmérnyj) (Russian), доста́точный (dostátočnyj) (english: sufficient) (Russian), adecuado (Spanish), adekvat (Swedish), tillämplig (Swedish), yeterli (Turkish), uygun (Turkish), адеква́тний (adekvátnyj) (Ukrainian), đủ (Vietnamese), đầy đủ (Vietnamese), ⁧אַדעקוואַט⁩ (adekvat) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-adequate-en-adj-jhGQTMCU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: adæquate [obsolete]

Determiner

Etymology: Latin adaequātus, past participle of adaequō (“to make equal to”); ad + aequō (“to make equal”), from aequus (“equal”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|adaequātus}} Latin adaequātus, {{m|la|adaequō||to make equal to}} adaequō (“to make equal to”), {{m|la|ad}} ad, {{m|la|aequō||to make equal}} aequō (“to make equal”), {{m|la|aequus||equal}} aequus (“equal”) Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|head=}} adequate, {{en-det}} adequate
  1. A sufficient amount of; enough.
    Sense id: en-adequate-en-det-apgv~85s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: adæquate [obsolete]

Verb

IPA: /ˈæd.ɪˌkweɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adequate1.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adequate2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: adequates [present, singular, third-person], adequating [participle, present], adequated [participle, past], adequated [past]
Etymology: Latin adaequātus, past participle of adaequō (“to make equal to”); ad + aequō (“to make equal”), from aequus (“equal”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|adaequātus}} Latin adaequātus, {{m|la|adaequō||to make equal to}} adaequō (“to make equal to”), {{m|la|ad}} ad, {{m|la|aequō||to make equal}} aequō (“to make equal”), {{m|la|aequus||equal}} aequus (“equal”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} adequate (third-person singular simple present adequates, present participle adequating, simple past and past participle adequated)
  1. (obsolete) To equalize; to make adequate. Tags: obsolete Translations (to make adequate): asianmukaistaa (Finnish), adequar (Portuguese), eşitlemek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-adequate-en-verb-fo0aK4Ek Disambiguation of 'to make adequate': 100 0
  2. (obsolete) To equal. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-adequate-en-verb-7MBg5nHh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: adæquate [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "სათანადო"
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          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "adequata"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "adeguato"
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          "alt": "てきとう",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tekitō",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
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          "alt": "てきせつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tekisetsu",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
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          "alt": "じゅうぶん",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "sufficient",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jūbun",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "十分"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chungbunhan",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "충분한"
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          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "adaequātus"
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          "code": "lv",
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          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "atbilstošs"
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          "code": "lv",
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          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "piemērots"
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        {
          "code": "lv",
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          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "piederīgs"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "soodveten",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "соодветен"
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          "roman": "adekváten",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "адеква́тен"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "rawaka"
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "adekvat"
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        {
          "code": "no",
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          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "tilstrekkelig"
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          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "nuach"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "adekwatny"
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        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "odpowiedni"
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        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "adequado"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "adecvat"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "adekvátnyj",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "адеква́тный"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sootvétstvujuščij",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "соотве́тствующий"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podxodjáščij",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "подходя́щий"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sorazmérnyj",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "соразме́рный"
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          "english": "sufficient",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dostátočnyj",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "доста́точный"
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          "word": "adecuado"
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          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "yeterli"
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          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "uygun"
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          "roman": "adekvátnyj",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "адеква́тний"
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        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "đủ"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "equal to some requirement",
          "word": "đầy đủ"
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          "roman": "adekvat",
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "word": "adecuado"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "equal to some requirement",
      "word": "tillämplig"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "equal to some requirement",
      "word": "yeterli"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "equal to some requirement",
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      "roman": "adekvátnyj",
      "sense": "equal to some requirement",
      "word": "адеква́тний"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "equal to some requirement",
      "word": "đủ"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "equal to some requirement",
      "word": "đầy đủ"
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "adekvat",
      "sense": "equal to some requirement",
      "word": "⁧אַדעקוואַט⁩"
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}

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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make adequate",
      "word": "asianmukaistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make adequate",
      "word": "adequar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make adequate",
      "word": "eşitlemek"
    }
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}

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