adjective
- Usually followed by `of'. ( having capacity or ability)
- usage: "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"
- Possibly accepting or permitting.
- usage: "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"
- Followed by `of'. ( having the temperament or inclination for)
- usage: "no one believed her capable of murder"
- Having the requisite qualities for.
- usage: "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require"
- synonyms: adequate to, equal to, up to
- Have the skills and qualifications to do things well.
- usage: "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"
- synonyms: able
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