able

adjective · verb · nounA1

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Tính từ

adjective
Comparative
ablerablest
Superlative
hable
  1. 1.

    Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.

    She is able to lift the box without assistance.

  2. 2.

    Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.

    In a democratic world you'd be able to say what you thought wherever you were.

    I'll see you as soon as I'm able.

    With that obstacle removed, I am now able to proceed with my plan.

  3. 3.

    Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.

    The chairman was also an able sailor.

  4. 4.

    (law) Legally qualified or competent.

    He is able to practice law in six states.

  5. 5.

    (nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman.

  6. 6.

    (dialectal, obsolete)Having the physical strength; robust; healthy.

    After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able.

  7. 7.

    (obsolete)Easy to use.

  8. 8.

    (obsolete)Suitable; competent.

  9. 9.

    (dialectal, obsolete)Liable to.

  10. 10.

    (obsolete)Rich; well-to-do.

    He was born to an able family.

Động từ

verb
V_es/s
ables
V_ing/Gerund
abling
V_ed/pp
abledhable
  1. 1.

    (obsolete, transitive)To make ready.

  2. 2.

    (obsolete, transitive)To make capable; to enable.

  3. 3.

    (obsolete, transitive)To dress.

  4. 4.

    (obsolete, transitive)To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm.

  5. 5.

    (obsolete, transitive)To vouch for; to guarantee.

  6. 6.

    (form of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of can

    I might be able to go.

    I have been able to go, since I was seven.

    I had been able to go before.

    I will be able to go tomorrow.

Danh từ

noun
Plural noun:
hable
  1. 1.

    (uncountable)(military) The letter "A" in Navy Phonetic Alphabet.

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ibleable, -ible

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