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What (who) is able - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Able (disambiguation); Unable; Unability; ABLE (disambiguation); ABLE
able
adj. able to + inf. (she was not able to reach him)
USAGE NOTE: In passive constructions, able is replaced by the verb can:
he cannot be reached.
able
¦ adjective (abler, ablest)
1. having the power, skill, or means to do something.
2. having considerable proficiency or intelligence.
Derivatives
ably adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. hable, from L. habilis 'handy', from habere 'to hold'.
able
(abler, ablest)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
If you are able to do something, you have skills or qualities which make it possible for you to do it.
The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal...
The company say they're able to keep pricing competitive...
They seemed able to work together very efficiently.
= can
PHRASE
2.
If you are able to do something, you have enough freedom, power, time, or money to do it.
You'll be able to read in peace...
It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.
= can
PHRASE
3.
Someone who is able is very clever or very good at doing something.
...one of the brightest and ablest members of the government...
= capable
ADJ
Wikipedia
Able
Able may refer to:
- Able (1920 automobile), a small French cyclecar
- Able (rocket stage), an upper stage for Vanguard, Atlas, and Thor rockets
- Able (surname)
- ABLE account, a savings plan for people with disabilities
- Able UK, British ship breaking and recycling company
- Able, Colorado, a community in the United States
- Association for Better Living and Education, a non-profit Church of Scientology organization
- Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, a.k.a. Able Commission
- USNS Able (T-AGOS-20), a U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ship
- Able space probes, probes in the Pioneer program
- Able, a U.S. 1946 nuclear weapon test, part of Operation Crossroads
- Able, one of the first two monkeys in space to return to Earth alive
- The first letter of the Able-Baker spelling alphabet
Examples of use of able
1. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.
2. Snow said: "By following the money we‘ve been able to locate operatives, we‘ve been able to locate their financiers, we‘ve been able to chart the terrorist networks and we‘ve been able to bring the terrorists to justice." Agencies
3. "They ought to be able to vote; they ought to be able to have a job.
4. "People are able to influence organizations in ways they‘ve not been able to before," Gilbert said.
5. Once I‘m not able to work, I won‘t be able to buy it," Mary said.