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able
1[ ey-buhl ]
adjective
- having necessary power, skill, resources, or qualifications; qualified:
able to lift a two-hundred-pound weight; able to write music; able to travel widely; able to vote.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- having unusual or superior intelligence, skill, etc.:
an able leader.
Synonyms: , , ,
- showing talent, skill, or knowledge:
an able speech.
Synonyms:
- legally empowered, qualified, or authorized.
noun
- Usually Able. a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
-able
2- a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to,” associated in meaning with the word able, occurring in loanwords from Latin ( laudable ); used in English as a highly productive suffix to form adjectives by addition to stems of any origin ( teachable; photographable ).
-able
1suffix forming adjectives
- capable of, suitable for, or deserving of (being acted upon as indicated)
separable
enjoyable
pitiable
washable
readable
- inclined to; given to; able to; causing
comfortable
variable
reasonable
able
2/ ˈɪə /
adjective
- postpositive having the necessary power, resources, skill, time, opportunity, etc, to do something
able to swim
- capable; competent; talented
an able teacher
- law qualified, competent, or authorized to do some specific act
Derived Forms
- -ably, suffix:forming_adverbs
- -ability, suffix:forming_nouns
Other Word Forms
- v·b adjective
- v·b· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of able1
Origin of able2
Word History and Origins
Origin of able1
Origin of able2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Maybe the Lakers have been able to make this all a part of their identity because it’s always been a part of Redick’s identity.
“Safe and timely release must promote public safety and ensure that sponsors are able to provide for the physical and mental well-being of children,” the agency’s online policy states.
"I think this fight once it's over, there's a possibility that things may be able to reconcile or there's a possibility it will make our relationship even harder to rebuild," Eubank Jr says.
It concluded that some sediment-dwelling creatures were able to recolonise the site and recover from the test, but larger animals appeared not to have returned.
“There are very few, and it’s rare to be able to target and prioritize a player who can alter the sport itself. And Travis is somebody that we view has the potential to do that.”
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