26984 words

able

7 definitions • 12 examples
1
to have the necessary physical strength, mental power, skill, time, money, or opportunity to do something:

Examples:

Will she be able to cope with the work?
2
to find it easier to do something:

Examples:

Get a good night's sleep and you'll feel better able to cope.
3
intelligent or good at what you do:

Examples:

This problem is now being looked at by some of the ablest minds/scientists in the country.
4
added to verbs to form adjectives that mean able to receive the action of the stated verb:

Examples:

washable
movable
5
added to verbs to form adjectives that mean worth receiving the action of the stated verb:

Examples:

an admirable person
6
having what is needed to do something, esp. the physical or mental power, skill, time, money, or opportunity:

Examples:

I lost my job and wasn’t able to afford my old apartment.
We won’t be able to keep up this kind of effort much longer.
7
good at what you do:

Examples:

He is an able student.

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