capable (ˈkeɪpəbəll
)
Definitions
adjective
- having ability, esp in many different fields; competent
- (postpositive) foll by of able or having the skill (to do something) ⇒
she is capable of hard work
- (postpositive) foll by of having the temperament or inclination (to do something) ⇒
he seemed capable of murder
Alternative Forms
ˈcapableness noun ˈcapably adverbWord Origin
C16: from French, from Late Latin capābilis able to take in, from Latin capere to takeSynonyms
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accomplished,
experienced,
masterly,
qualified,
talented,
gifted,
efficient,
clever,
intelligent,
competent,
apt,
skilful,
adept,
proficient,
Translations
- British English:
capable
If you are capable of doing something, you are able to do it.He was hardly capable of standing up.ˈkeɪpəbl ADJECTIVE He was hardly capable of standing up.
- Spanish:
capaz
adj
- French:
capable
adj
- German:
fähig
adj
- Chinese: 有能力的 adj
- Arabic: قَادِر n
- Portuguese: capaz adj
- Russian: способный adj способная
- Croatian: sposoban adj sposobna
- Czech: schopný adj
- Danish: duelig adj
- Dutch: capabel adj
- Finnish: pystyvä adj
- Greek: ικανός adj ικανή
- Italian: capace adj
- Japanese: ･･･ができる no_posp
- Korean: ...할 능력이 있는 adj
- Norwegian: dyktig adj
- Polish: zdolny adj zdolna
- Brazilian Portuguese: capaz adj
- European Spanish:
capaz
adj
- Swedish: skicklig adj skickligt
- Thai: ที่สามารถทำได้ adj
- Turkish: muktedir adj
- Vietnamese: có năng lực adj