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Able

Able Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Able? [adj] (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project" [adj] having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings" [adj] have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable" [adj] having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Able: able-bodied \| capable \| competent \| fit \| healthy Related Terms \| Find terms related to Able: adapted \| adequate \| adjusted \| alert \| au fait \| brainy \| brilliant \| capable \| checked out \| clever \| competent \| effective \| effectual \| efficacious \| efficient \| enigmatic \| enterprising \| equal to \| expert \| fit \| fitted \| fitted for \| go-ahead \| good \| incalculable \| incognizable \| intelligent \| journeyman \| keen \| mysterious \| productive \| proficient \| proper \| puzzling \| qualified \| sealed \| sharp \| skilled \| skillful \| smart \| strange \| suited \| unapparent \| unapprehended \| unascertained \| unbeknown \| uncharted \| unclassified \| undisclosed \| undiscoverable \| undiscovered \| undivulged \| unexplained \| unexplored \| unexposed \| unfamiliar \| unfathomed \| unheard \| unheard-of \| unidentified \| uninvestigated \| unknowable \| unknown \| unperceived \| unplumbed \| unrevealed \| unsuspected \| untouched \| up to \| up to snuff \| up-and-coming \| virgin \| well-fitted \| well-qualified \| well-suited \| wicked \| worthy See Also \| Able In Webster's Dictionary \A"ble\, a. [Comp. {Abler}; superl. {Ablest}.] [OF. habile, L. habilis that may be easily held or managed, apt, skillful, fr. habere to have, hold. Cf. {Habile} and see {Habit}.] 1. Fit; adapted; suitable. [Obs.] A many man, to ben an abbot able. --Chaucer. 2. Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano. 3. Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able speech. No man wrote abler state papers. --Macaulay. 4. (Law) Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property. Note: {Able for}, is Scotticism. ``Hardly able for such a march.'' --Robertson. Syn: Competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective; capable; skillful; clever; vigorous; powerful. \A"ble\, v. t. [See {Able}, a.] [Obs.] 1. To make able; to enable; to strengthen. --Chaucer. 2. To vouch for. ``I 'll able them.'' --Shak. \-able\ (-[.a]b'l). [F. -able, L. -abilis.] An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense; as, movable, able to be moved; amendable, able to be amended; blamable, fit to be blamed; salable. Note: The form {-ible} is used in the same sense. Note: It is difficult to say when we are not to use -able instead of -ible. ``Yet a rule may be laid down as to when we are to use it. To all verbs, then, from the Anglo-Saxon, to all based on the uncorrupted infinitival stems of Latin verbs of the first conjugation, and to all substantives, whencesoever sprung, we annex -able only.'' --Fitzed. Hall.

Able Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Able?

[adj] (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"
[adj] having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings"
[adj] have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"
[adj] having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"

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Able In Webster's Dictionary

\A"ble\, a. [Comp. {Abler}; superl. {Ablest}.] [OF. habile,
L. habilis that may be easily held or managed, apt, skillful,
fr. habere to have, hold. Cf. {Habile} and see {Habit}.]
1. Fit; adapted; suitable. [Obs.]

         A many man, to ben an abbot able.     --Chaucer.

2. Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or
   resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed
   of qualifications rendering competent for some end;
   competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman,
   soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to
   reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain;
   able to play on a piano.

3. Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong
   mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever;
   powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able
   speech.

         No man wrote abler state papers.      --Macaulay.

4. (Law) Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence;
   as, able to inherit or devise property.

Note:

{Able for}, is Scotticism. ``Hardly able for such a march.''
   --Robertson.

Syn: Competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective;
     capable; skillful; clever; vigorous; powerful.


\A"ble\, v. t. [See {Able}, a.] [Obs.]
1. To make able; to enable; to strengthen. --Chaucer.

2. To vouch for. ``I 'll able them.'' --Shak.


\-a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l). [F. -able, L. -abilis.]
An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to
be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive
sense; as, movable, able to be moved; amendable, able to be
amended; blamable, fit to be blamed; salable.

Note: The form {-ible} is used in the same sense.

Note: It is difficult to say when we are not to use -able
      instead of -ible. ``Yet a rule may be laid down as to
      when we are to use it. To all verbs, then, from the
      Anglo-Saxon, to all based on the uncorrupted
      infinitival stems of Latin verbs of the first
      conjugation, and to all substantives, whencesoever
      sprung, we annex -able only.'' --Fitzed. Hall.

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