How Adequate in a Sentence?

Examples of adequate in a Sentence
The food was more than adequate for the six of us. The school lunch should be adequate to meet the nutritional needs of growing children. The machine does an adequate job. The tent should provide adequate protection from the elements.

What does how adequate mean?

as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit (often followed by to or for): This car is adequate to our needs. They'll provide adequate food for fifty people. barely sufficient or suitable: Being adequate is not good enough.

Can adequate be used as a verb?

(obsolete) To equalize; to make adequate. (obsolete) To equal.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.