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ad·e·quate to

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. adequate to(p), capable, equal to(p), up to(p)adjective

    having the requisite qualities for

    "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require"

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  1. adequate to

    "Adequate to" generally means "sufficient or suitable for a certain purpose or requirement". It refers to having the necessary qualities or capabilities to meet a specific need or fulfill a particular task.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of adequate to in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of adequate to in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of adequate to in a Sentence

  1. The Pentagon:

    We feel confident that our posture right now is adequate to the challenge and the task, but we do think adding THAAD would simply only improve that posture and improve if you will the reassurance level for our allies.

  2. Henry David Thoreau:

    We are armed with language adequate to describe each leaf of the filed, but not to describe human character.

  3. Vladimir Putin on Saturday:

    We have seen attempts to create a unipolar world. We see how military-bloc thinking is gaining force. All this undermines the sustainability of global development, our common goal should be the development of a system of equal security for all governments. System adequate [to deal with] modern threats, built on regional and global nonaligned bases. Only then can we ensure peace and tranquility in the world.

  4. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

    We do not hide our negative attitude to the movement of NATO's military infrastructure towards our borders, to dragging new states into the military activity of the block, here we will invoke Russia's sovereign right to ensure its security with measures adequate to the current risks. I am confident that our Finnish friends and neighbors also understand this.

  5. Vladimir Putin on Saturday:

    Our common goal should be the development of a system of equal security for all governments. System adequate [to deal with] modern threats, built on regional and global nonaligned bases. Only then can we ensure peace and tranquility in the world.

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