capable
21capable — ca|pa|ble [ keıpəbl ] adjective *** 1. ) capable of able to do something: I want to see you achieve what you are capable of. capable of (doing) something: The port is capable of handling 10 million tons of coal a year. He is capable of anything ( …
22capable — [[t]ke͟ɪpəb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ of ing/n If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it. He appeared hardly capable of conducting a coherent conversation... The kitchen is capable of catering …
23capable — capableness, n. capably, adv. /kay peuh beuhl/, adj. 1. having power and ability; efficient; competent: a capable instructor. 2. capable of, a. having the ability or capacity for: a man capable of judging art. b. open to the influence or effect… …
24capable — This word means having adequate capacity to do, make, or receive an action : Larry is a capable player. This problem is capable of solution. A common error arises from using able for capable in one of these senses: This law is capable (not able)… …
25capable — ca•pa•ble [[t]ˈkeɪ pə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) having power and ability; efficient; competent: a capable instructor[/ex] 2) idi capable of a) having the ability for: capable of writing music[/ex] b) susceptible of: a situation capable of improvement[/ex] …
26capable — /ˈkeɪpəbəl / (say kaypuhbuhl) adjective 1. having much intelligence or ability; competent; efficient; able: a capable instructor. –phrase 2. capable of, a. having the ability, strength, etc., to; qualified or fitted for: *But neither did I… …
27capable — adj. capable of (he is capable of anything) * * * [ keɪpəb(ə)l] capable of (he is capable of anything) …
28capable — adjective 1 capable of (doing) sth having the skills, power, intelligence etc needed to do something: I don t think Banks is capable of murder. | The company isn t capable of handling an order that large. 2 skilled or very good at doing something …
29capable*/*/ — [ˈkeɪpəb(ə)l] adj 1) capable of (doing) sth able to do something Ant: incapable The port is capable of handling 10 million tonnes of coal a year.[/ex] I don t think I ve achieved everything I m capable of.[/ex] 2) very good at doing a job The… …
30capable — [16] In common with a wide range of other English words, from capture to recuperate, capable comes from Latin capere ‘take’, a relative of English heave. An adjective derived from the verb was Latin capāx ‘able to hold much’, from which English… …
