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capable

[ key-puh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. having power and ability; efficient; competent:

    a capable instructor.

    Synonyms: , ,



capable

/ ˈɪəə /

adjective

  1. having ability, esp in many different fields; competent
  2. postpositivefoll byof able or having the skill (to do something)

    she is capable of hard work

  3. postpositivefoll byof having the temperament or inclination (to do something)

    he seemed capable of murder

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ貹Ա, noun
  • ˈ貹, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • p··Ա noun
  • p· adverb
  • v·p· adjective
  • ܲȴ-p· adjective
  • quasi-p· adverb
  • p·p· adjective
  • super·p··Ա noun
  • super·p· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of capable1

First recorded in 1555–65; from Late Latin “intelligent, understandable,” apparently equivalent to () “competent, fit, roomy” ( capacity ) + - able
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of capable1

C16: from French, from Late Latin able to take in, from Latin capere to take
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. capable of,
    1. having the ability or capacity for:

      a man capable of judging art.

    2. open to the influence or effect of; susceptible of:

      a situation capable of improvement.

    3. predisposed to; inclined to:

      capable of murder.

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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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The bill, if passed, would add a stove and refrigerator in good working condition and capable of safely generating heat for cooking and storing food, respectively, as a requirement of landlords starting Jan. 1, 2026.

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In sentencing Amanda Fulton to four years the judge said she "failed to protect" P knowing her husband "was quite capable of causing him serious harm".

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Fulham made things difficult for Arsenal on Tuesday and I am expecting them to do the same here because they are very capable on the counter-attack.

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After picking Oz to lead CMS, Trump said in a statement there "there may be no physician more qualified and capable...to make America healthy again".

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This is what we’re capable of thinking when straddling two worlds: the one we exist in now as adults and the one we grew up in.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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