"fair enough" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: en-au-fair enough.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} fair enough
  1. (idiomatic) An expression used to concede a point; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: very well Translations (very well): budiž (Czech), fajn (Czech), heel goed (Dutch), qu’à cela ne tienne (French), d’accord (French), certes (French), soit (French), na gut (German), in Ordnung (German), schön und gut (German), prima so weit (German), rendben van (Hungarian), ám legyen (Hungarian), az igaz (Hungarian), eddig jó (Hungarian), hát jó (Hungarian), hát jól van (Hungarian), ceart go leor (Irish), maith go leor (Irish), d'accordo (Italian), va beh (Italian), e sia (Italian), iomchaidh gu leòr (Scottish Gaelic), muy bien (Spanish), me parece bien (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fair_enough-en-intj-VDWRW3EJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of 'very well': 91 9
  2. Used to stop somebody talking or an argument. Synonyms: that'll do
    Sense id: en-fair_enough-en-intj-JGZfQF3N

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