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ad·e·quate
(ăd′ĭ-kwĭt)adj.
Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need. See Synonyms at sufficient.
[Latin adaequātus, past participle of adaequāre, to equalize : ad-, ad- + aequāre, to make equal, from aequus, equal.]
ad′e·qua·cy (-kwə-sē), ad′e·quate·ness n.
ad′e·quate·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | adequately - in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree; "he was adequately prepared" inadequately - in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree; "the temporary camps were inadequately equipped" |
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Translations
بِصُورَة كَافِيه
přiměřeněúměrně
kellõen
nægilega
adequately
[ˈædɪkwɪtlɪ] ADV [prepared, trained, protected] → suficientemente; [punish] → de forma apropiada; [respond] → apropiadamente; [perform] → de forma aceptablethis has never been adequately explained → esto nunca se ha explicado con claridad
he speaks the language adequately → habla el idioma de forma aceptable
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
adequately
[ˈædɪkwətli] adv (= sufficiently) [pay, fund] → suffisamment; [protect] → suffisamment
(= satisfactorily) [perform] → de manière satisfaisante
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
adequately
adv
(= sufficiently) prepared, trained, protected → ausreichend; insured → angemessen; to be adequately supplied → genügend Vorräte haben
(= satisfactorily) function, respond, perform, explain → angemessen; I speak Turkish adequately → ich spreche hinlänglich Türkisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
adequately
[ˈædɪkwɪtlɪ] adv (heated, paid) → adeguatamente, sufficientemente; (perform, answer) → convenientementewill he do it adequately? → sarà all'altezza?
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
adequate
(ˈӕdikwət) adjective sufficient; enough. He does not earn a large salary but it is adequate for his needs.
ˈadequately adverbˈadequacy noun
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