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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it. He appeared hardly capable of conducting a coherent conversation... The kitchen is capable of catering for several hundred people... ? incapable ADJ: v-link ADJ of -ing/n 2. Someone who is capable has the skill or qualities necessary to do a particular thing well, or is able to do most things well. She’s a very capable speaker... Her husband was such a fine, capable man. = competent, able ADJ • capably Happily it was all dealt with very capably by the police and security people. = competently, ably ADV: ADV with v
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1.
adjective Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French ~, from Late Latin capabilis, irregular from Latin capere to take — more at heave Date: 1579 1. susceptible a remark ~ of being misunderstood 2. obsolete comprehensive 3. having attributes (as physical or mental power) required for performance or accomplishment is ~ of intense concentration 4. having traits conducive to or features permitting this woman is ~ of murder by violence — Robert Graves an outer coat of light color ~ of reflecting solar heat — Current Biography 5. having legal right to own, enjoy, or perform 6. having or showing general efficiency and ability a ~ lawyer a ~ performance • ~ness noun • capably adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
adj. 1 competent, able, gifted. 2 (foll. by of) a having the ability or fitness or necessary quality for. b susceptible or admitting of (explanation or improvement etc.). Derivatives capably adv. Etymology: F f. LL capabilis f. L capere hold ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1) могущий, способный 2) юр. правоспособный, дееспособный 3) трудоспособный 4) поддающийся - capable of being graduated - capable of being isolated - capable of high precision ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
4.
1) способный 2) правоспособный; дееспособный; правомочный – capable of being amended – capable of disposing – capable of distinguishing – legally capable ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
5.
1. способный, одаренный capable pupil —- способный ученик 2. умелый; знающий capable doctor —- знающий (толковый) врач 3. (of) способный (на что-л.) capable of every wickedness —- способный на любую подлость capable of bringing happiness —- могущий дать счастье 4. поддающийся, допускающий capable of improvement —- поддающийся улучшению the plan is capable of improvement —- ирон. этот план оставляет желать лучшего capable of explanation —- объяснимый, поддающийся объяснению 5. уст. имеющий какую-л. вместимость 6. юр. уст. исчерпывающий, обширный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
6.
of improvement поддающийся улучшению, усовершенствованию CAPABLE of explanation объяснимый CAPABLE adj. 1) способный; одаренный 2) умелый 3) поддающийся (чему-л.), допускающий (что-л.) - capable of improvement - capable of explanation 4) способный (of на что-л. дурное) Syn: see competent ...Англо-русский словарь
7.
~ adj 1 capable of (doing) sth having the skills, power, intelligence etc needed to do something (I don't think Banks is capable of murder. | The company isn't capable of handling an order that large.) 2 skilled or very good at doing something (a very capable doctor) - capably adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
8.
- 1561, from L.L. capabilis "receptive," used by theologians, from L. capax "able to hold much," adj. form of capere "to take." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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