Italian

Verb

bastante

1. present participle of bastare

Adjective

bastante m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural bastanti)

1. sufficient

Ladino

Adverb

bastante ‎(Latin spelling)

1. enough, quite, rather

Norman

Adjective

bastante

1. feminine singular of bastant

Portuguese

Etymology

Bastar ‎(“to be enough”) +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bas.ˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/, /baʃ.ˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /bas.ˈtɐ̃.te/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐʃ.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/
• Hyphenation: bas‧tan‧te
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi

Adverb

bastante (comparative mais bastante superlative o mais bastante)

1. enough; sufficiently

   Minha explicação foi bastante clara.‎

   My explanation was clear enough.

2. rather; fairly; quite

   O livro é bastante velho.‎

   The book is fairly old.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:bastante.

Synonyms

• (enough): suficientemente
• (rather): bem

Antonyms

• (enough): insuficientemente
• (rather): pouco

Pronoun

bastante ‎(plural bastantes)

1. many; a lot of; a large amount of

   Leio bastantes livros.‎

   I read a lot of books.

Usage notes

Some always use singular.

Synonyms

• muito

Antonyms

• pouco

Noun

bastante m (uncountable)

1. (with definite article o) enough things; a sufficient amount

   Já comi o bastante.‎

   I have already eaten enough.

Synonyms

• suficiente

Adjective

bastante m, f ‎(plural bastantes, comparable)

1. (chiefly law) meeting requirements

Spanish

Etymology

From bastar ‎(“to suffice, be enough”).

Adjective

bastante m, f ‎(plural bastantes)

1. enough; sufficient

   Necesitas beber bastante agua.‎

   You need to drink enough water.

2. quite some; quite a bit (of)

   Toma bastante tiempo.‎

   It takes quite some time.

Adverb

bastante

1. quite

   Es bastante claro.‎

   It is quite clear.

2. Enough; sufficiently

   He trabajado bastante.‎

   I have worked enough.

3. quite a bit; to a considerable degree

   Lo conozco bastante.‎

   I know him quite well.

   Ha llovido bastante la última semana.‎

   It has rained (quite) a lot in the last week.

Related terms

• bastar