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adequate

adjective/ˈædɪkwət/ (AD-i-kwuht)Level B2
adequate meaning picture: A healthy potted plant on a sunny windowsill beside a small watering can.
Picture meaning of “adequate” — Enough in amount or good enough in quality for a particular need.

Enough in amount or good enough in quality for a particular need.

Adequate means sufficient, not excellent. If your sleep is adequate, you get enough of it, but it may not be perfect.

adequate meaning in Hindi

पर्याप्त; ज़रूरत के अनुसार काफ़ी

पर्याप्त का अर्थ है काफ़ी, उत्कृष्ट नहीं। यदि आपकी नींद पर्याप्त है, तो वह काफ़ी है, पर ज़रूरी नहीं कि पूरी तरह अच्छी हो।

Examples

  1. Plants need adequate sunlight and water to grow well.पौधों को अच्छी तरह बढ़ने के लिए पर्याप्त धूप और पानी चाहिए।
  2. The hall did not have adequate seating for all the candidates.हॉल में सभी अभ्यर्थियों के लिए पर्याप्त बैठने की व्यवस्था नहीं थी।

Synonyms & antonyms

sufficientenoughsatisfactoryinadequateinsufficient

Memory trick

AD-EQUATE: 'equal' to the need, just enough to balance the scale.

💡 Did you know?

It comes from Latin 'adaequare', to make equal, which is why it contains the 'equ' of 'equal'.

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin adaequātus, 'made equal', from adaequāre, 'to make equal to' — ad ('to') + aequāre ('to make equal'), from aequus, 'equal'. Something adequate is equal to the job: just enough, no more.

Other meanings

adjective Enough in amount or quality for a purpose.

adverb Well enough or in the amount needed for a purpose.

adequate meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीपर्याप्त; ज़रूरत के अनुसार काफ़ी
Arabic · العربيةكافٍ؛ يفي بالحاجة كمًا أو نوعًا
French · Françaissuffisant ; adéquat, assez pour un besoin donné
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiamemadai; cukup jumlah atau mutunya untuk suatu kebutuhan
Chinese · 中文足够的;(数量或质量)满足需要的

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