# adequate

Pronunciation: US say "AD-uh-kwit" /ˈæd.ə.kwɪt/; UK say "AD-i-kwuht" /ˈæd.ɪ.kwət/

## Adjective

1. Sufficient to meet a requirement; equal to what a task or situation demands.
   - Simple: Good enough to meet a need or rule, but not more than that.
   - _The bridge was deemed adequate for light traffic but not for heavy trucks._
   - _Their training proved adequate when the emergency finally arrived._

## Determiner

2. Existing in a sufficient quantity to meet a need or purpose.
   - Simple: Enough of something to meet a need.
   - _The shelter provided adequate water for everyone during the drought._
   - _Make sure you bring adequate supplies for a week in the mountains._

## Verb

Pronunciation: US say "AD-uh-kwayt" /ˈæd.əˌkweɪt/; UK say "AD-i-kwayt" /ˈæd.ɪˌkweɪt/

3. To make two things equal; to bring something into proportion with a requirement. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To make one thing equal to another, or to make it enough.
4. To be equal to; to match in measure, degree, or value. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To be the same as or match something in amount or value.

## Origin

A learned borrowing from Latin adaequatus, the past participle of adaequo ('to make equal to'), formed from ad ('to, towards') and aequo ('to make equal'), from aequus ('equal'). It is related to French adéquat.

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