phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪˌnʌf‿ɪz ɪˈnʌf/
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General-American:/iˌnʌf‿ɪz iˈnʌf/
General-American:/ə-/
rhymes with -ʌf
1
phrase
Meaning 1
One should be satisfied; nothing additional is required.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enough is as good as a feast
Antonyms: none provided
2
phrase
Meaning 2
Especially as an expression of exasperation: the limit of patience or tolerance has been reached.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enough is too much
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Compare Dutch genoeg is genoeg, German genug ist genug, Yiddish גענוג איז גענוג (genug iz genug, “enough is enough”).
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
liika on liikaa
— one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
German:
genug ist genug
— one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
Hungarian:
ennyi elég (volt)
— one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
Italian:
nulla da aggiungere
— one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
Macedonian:
до́волно е
(dóvolno e)
— one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
Polish:
wystarczy
— one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
Portuguese:
já é o suficiente
— one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
Russian:
хоро́шенького понемно́жку
(xoróšenʹkovo ponemnóžku)
— one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
Tagalog:
tama na
— one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
Welsh:
digon yw digon
— one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
Welsh:
dyna ddigon
— one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
Welsh:
dyna hen ddigon
— one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
Arabic:
بَلَغَ السَّيْلُ الزُّبَى
(balaḡa s-saylu z-zubā)
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Arabic:
طَفَحَ الْكَيْلُ
(ṭafaḥa l-kaylu)
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Armenian:
հերիք եղավ, բոլ եղավ
(herikʻ eġav, bol eġav)
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Chinese Mandarin:
適可而止 /适可而止
(shìkě'érzhǐ)
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Chinese Mandarin:
夠了 /够了
(gòu le)
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Finnish:
liika on liikaa
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Finnish:
jo riittää
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Finnish:
mitta on täysi
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
French:
ça commence à bien faire
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
French:
trop c'est trop
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
French:
c'en est assez
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
French:
il suffit
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
French:
ça suffit
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
German:
das Maß ist voll
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
German:
jetzt schlägt's dreizehn
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
German:
es reicht jetzt
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
German:
genug ist genug
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Hungarian:
ami sok, az sok
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Italian:
quando è troppo è troppo
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Norwegian:
nok er nok
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Polish:
miarka się przebrała
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Portuguese:
basta!
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Portuguese:
já basta!
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Portuguese:
já chega!
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Russian:
с меня́ хва́тит
(s menjá xvátit)
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Spanish:
ya basta
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Spanish:
ya es suficiente
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Swedish:
måttet är rågat
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Swedish:
nu räcker det
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Swedish:
det räcker
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Swedish:
nu får det vara nog
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Swedish:
nu är det nog
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Tagalog:
tama na
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Welsh:
digon yw digon
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Welsh:
dyna ddigon
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Welsh:
dyna hen ddigon
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
Yiddish:
גענוג איז גענוג
(genug iz genug)
— limit of patience or tolerance has been reached