assez
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French assez, from Old French asez, from Late Latin ad satis, from Latin ad + satis. Cognate with Franco-Provençal asséds, Occitan assatz, Italian assai, Portuguese assaz, and Spanish asaz. Doublet of assai.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
assez
- enough
- Il est incontestable que je suis assez bouché de croire ça. ― It's incontestable that I'm already dumb enough to believe that
- quite
- rather
- 2018, Zaz, On s'en remet jamais:
- T’as mis la barre assez haut.
- You set the bar pretty high.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “assez”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French assez.
Adverb edit
assez
Descendants edit
- French: assez
Old French edit
Adverb edit
assez
- Alternative form of asez
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