CAPABLE
\kˈe͡ɪpəbə͡l], \kˈeɪpəbəl], \k_ˈeɪ_p_ə_b_əl]\
Definitions of CAPABLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require"
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possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
By Princeton University
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having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require"
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(`capable' is usually followed by `of' or `to') possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number; a castle capable of resisting a long assault.
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Possessing adequate power; qualified; able; fully competent; as, a capable instructor; a capable judge; a mind capable of nice investigations.
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Possessing legal power or capacity; as, a man capable of making a contract, or a will.
By Oddity Software
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Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number; a castle capable of resisting a long assault.
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Possessing adequate power; qualified; able; fully competent; as, a capable instructor; a capable judge; a mind capable of nice investigations.
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Possessing legal power or capacity; as, a man capable of making a contract, or a will.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Capably.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Daniel Lyons
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Endued with powers equal to any particular thing; intelligent, able to understand; capacious, able to receive; susceptible; qualified for; hollow.
By Thomas Sheridan
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