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capable
[ key-puh-buhl ]
adjective
- having power and ability; efficient; competent:
a capable instructor.
Synonyms: , ,
capable
/ ˈɪəə /
adjective
- having ability, esp in many different fields; competent
- postpositivefoll byof able or having the skill (to do something)
she is capable of hard work
- postpositivefoll byof having the temperament or inclination (to do something)
he seemed capable of murder
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹Ա, noun
- ˈ貹, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- p··Ա noun
- p· adverb
- v·p· adjective
- ܲȴ-p· adjective
- quasi-p· adverb
- p·p· adjective
- super·p··Ա noun
- super·p· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of capable1
Idioms and Phrases
- capable of,
- having the ability or capacity for:
a man capable of judging art.
- open to the influence or effect of; susceptible of:
a situation capable of improvement.
- predisposed to; inclined to:
capable of murder.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
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".
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.
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".
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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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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