name, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of able form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

capablecompetentgoodproficientqualifiedable bodied

Etymology

Derivative of Scots Abel (“son or servant of someone called Abel”). Possibly a respelling of German Abels.

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