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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 Word 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
Word History and Origins
Word 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
On the pitch, he remains Madrid's eternal risk-taker - capable of brilliance, chaos, and sometimes both in the same play.
While he may have burnt bridges with influential boxing people down to a crisp, Eubank is perfectly capable of single-handedly promoting a fight.
And is it even capable of doing so?
The fact Villa have struggled against them this season shows what Palace are capable of, given how good Unai Emery's side have been.
Letitia, 26, admitted that they "didn't really take it so seriously" when they applied to take part in the programme, but were soon wondering if they were capable of completing the race.
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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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