English Online Dictionary. What means capable? What does capable mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French capable, from Late Latin capābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeɪpəbəl/
- Hyphenation: ca‧pa‧ble
Adjective
capable (comparative more capable, superlative most capable)
- Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
- (obsolete) Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in; accessible to. Construed with of, for or an infinitive.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:skillful
Antonyms
- incapable
Derived terms
Translations
References
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “capable”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- pacable
French
Etymology
From Latin capabilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.pabl/
Adjective
capable (plural capables)
- able, capable
See also
- cap’
Further reading
- “capable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French capable (“capable”).
Verb
capable
- (Saint-Domingue) (auxiliary) can, to be able to
- Nous promené jouc nou pas té capable encore. ― We walked until we could not anymore.
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: kapab
References
- S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île