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Grammar › N1 · 08 Extremes and impossibility

〜に足る: worthy of; enough to

N1 · 08 Extremes and impossibility

Says something is good enough or important enough to be trusted, respected, or done.

Dictionary form of a verb (or noun) + に足る. Common ones: 信頼するに足る, 尊敬するに足る, 満足するに足る. Formal. Negative 〜に足りない means not worth. Close to 〜に値する, but 〜に足る stresses being enough.

Examples

I think he is a person worthy of trust.

This report contains material that is worth examining.

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