basta

/ˈbasta/ · A1 · conj

stop!, enough!

✋ basta = Italian basta: enough! — con que: it is enough that

From bastar, to be enough or suffice. Basta alone means enough, stop. As a conjunction, basta con que means it suffices that, hence as long as or provided that. Enough also shades into just, only, merely.

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