CAPABLE


Meaning of CAPABLE in English

adj.

1 having a lot of skill

VERBS

▪ be , seem

She seems very ~.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ highly

He has proved himself a highly ~ manager.

2 capable of able to do sth

VERBS

▪ appear , be , feel , look , prove (yourself) , seem

▪ become

▪ believe sb , consider sb

She could hardly believe him ~ of such kindness.

ADVERB

▪ fully , more than ( esp. BrE ), perfectly , quite , well

She is more than ~ of doing it herself.

▪ barely , hardly ( esp. BrE ), scarcely ( BrE )

He was barely ~ of writing his own name.

▪ reasonably ( BrE )

▪ clearly , obviously ( esp. BrE )

▪ potentially , theoretically

▪ physically

He was not physically ~ of climbing out of the window.

Capable is used with these nouns: ↑ finger , ↑ hand

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .