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Capable

//ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.

    "She is capable and efficient."

  2. 2
    Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in; accessible to. Construed with of, for or an infinitive. obsolete

    "The place chosen was the cathedral church, capable of about 400 persons."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having the requisite qualities for wordnet
  2. 2
    (usually followed by ‘of’) having capacity or ability wordnet
  3. 3
    (followed by ‘of’) having the temperament or inclination for wordnet
  4. 4
    have the skills and qualifications to do things well wordnet
  5. 5
    possibly accepting or permitting wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French capable, from Late Latin capābilis.

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