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enow

/ɪˈnaʊ/

enow is the archaic form of enough.

Adverb

enow (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Just now.
  2. (Scotland, archaic) Soon.

Meaning of enough

Determiner

enough

  1. Used before a noun in the manner of words like some, a bit of, and so on.
    • I've already had enough coffee today.
  2. (archaic) Used after a noun.
    • There is food enough for us all.

See all 8 meanings of enough

Origin of enow

From Middle English ynowe, strong plural and weak form of ynogh (“enough”); see enough for more.

Contraction of even now.

Questions about enow

What does enow mean?
Enow means just now.
What is enow the archaic form of?
Enow is the archaic form of enough.
What part of speech is enow?
Enow is an adverb.
How do you pronounce enow?
Enow is pronounced /ɪˈnaʊ/.

Words near enow in the dictionary

  1. enounced
  2. enouncement
  3. enouncements
  4. enounces
  5. enouncing
  6. enow
  7. enoxacin
  8. enoxaparin
  9. enoxaparins
  10. enoximone
  11. enoxolone

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Adapted from Wiktionary: enow (page history and authors); enough (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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