-ABLE

Meaning of -ABLE in English

An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense; as, movable, able to be moved; amendable, able to be amended; blamable, fit to be blamed; salable.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ABLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-ABLE — adjective suffix also -ible əbəl Usage: see Explan Notes Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -abilis, -ibilis, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABLE — (superl.) Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications …
Английский словарь Webster
-ABLE — () An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness …
Английский словарь Webster
ABLE — ( superl. ) Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ABLE — /ay"beuhl/ , adj., abler, ablest , n. adj. 1. having necessary power, skill, resources, or qualifications; qualified: able to lift …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-ABLE — also -ible Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -abilis, -ibilis, from -a-, -i-, verb stem vowels + -bilis capable …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABLE — adj to vouch for. 2. able ·superl fit; adapted; suitable. 3. able ·adj to make able; to enable; to strengthen. …
Webster English vocab
ABLE — / ˈeɪbl; NAmE / adjective 1. able to do sth (used as a modal verb) to have the skill, intelligence, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABLE — a ‧ ble S1 W1 /ˈeɪb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ ability ≠ ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABLE — adj. (abler, ablest) 1 (often foll. by to + infin.; used esp. in is able, will be able, was able, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABLE — adj. (abler, ablest) 1 (often foll. by to + infin.; used esp. in is able, will be able, was able, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABLE — adj. (abler, ablest) 1. (often foll. by to + infin.; used esp. in is able, will be able, was able, …
Oxford English vocab
ABLE — ( abler /eɪblə(r)/ , ablest /eɪblɪst/ ) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABLE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES able seaman barely able ▪ She was very old and barely able to walk. be …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABLE — (CAN DO) [adjective] [after verb; + to infinitive] - (esp. used for tenses that do not use 'can' or 'could') …
Cambridge English vocab
ABLE — adj. 1 capable, qualified, competent, proficient I feel quite able to take care of myself, thank you He is an …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ABLE — adjective 1 BAD : One man is able to destroy the whole world. GOOD : One man is capable of …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ABLE — прил. 1) компетентный, знающий; искусный, умелый; юр. правоспособный able direction ≈ компетентное руководство to be able (to) ≈ мочь, быть …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABLE — a 1. 1> способный, обладающий способностью to be able to ... - мочь ..., быть в состоянии /в силах/ ... …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ABLE — able прил.1) компетентный, знающий; искусный, умелый; юр. правоспособный able direction — компетентное руководство to be able (to) — мочь, быть …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ABLE — a 1. 1> способный, обладающий способностью to be able to ... - мочь ..., быть в состоянии /в силах/ ... …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ABLE — прил. 1) компетентный, знающий able direction — компетентное руководство 2) искусный, умелый to be able (to) — мочь, быть в …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ABLE — прил. 1) компетентный, знающий able direction — компетентное руководство 2) искусный, умелый to be able (to) — мочь, быть в состоянии insofar as I am …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ABLE — _a. 1> способный, обладающий способностью; to be able (to) - мочь, быть в состоянии, в силах; able to pay - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ABLE — a. 1. способный, обладающий способностью; to be able (to) - мочь, быть в состоянии, в силах; able to pay - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ABLE — прил. способный - able to meet competition - able to pay - able to perform a contract - able to supply Syn: capable, gifted
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
ABLE — прил. 1) а) общ. способный, обладающий способностью (имеющий навыки, средства, возможность, власть и т. д., чтобы сделать что-л.) компетентный, правоспособный to be able to …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
ABLE — прил. 1) компетентный, знающий; искусный, умелый; юр. правоспособный able direction ≈ компетентное руководство to be able (to) ≈ мочь, быть …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABLE — habil, capabil, talentat. TO BE ~: posser. ~BODIED: robust, fort
English interlingue dictionary
ABLE — arang may;arang;mahibalo;makahimo;makamao;may gahum;may ikahimo;may kalaki;puwede;sarang makahimo;sarang
English-Visayan vocabulary
ABLE — adjective (~r; ~st) see: habit Date: 14th century 1. having sufficient power, skill, or resources to accomplish an object, susceptible …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-ABLE — also -ible adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -abilis, -ibilis, from -a-, -i-, verb stem vowels + …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ABLE — (a.) To vouch for.
Английский словарь Webster
ABLE — (a.) To make able; to enable; to strengthen.
Английский словарь Webster
ABLE — (superl.) Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property.
Английский словарь Webster
ABLE — (superl.) Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man …
Английский словарь Webster
ABLE — (superl.) Fit; adapted; suitable.
Английский словарь Webster
ABLE — ( superl. ) Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ABLE — ( superl. ) Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ABLE — ( superl. ) Fit; adapted; suitable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ABLE — ( a. ) To vouch for.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ABLE — ( a. ) To make able; to enable; to strengthen.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-ABLE — a suffix meaning "capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to," associated in meaning with the word able …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABLE — adj. capable, competent; talented
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ABLE — adjective ( abler -b(ə-)lər ; ablest -b(ə-)ləst) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin habilis apt, from habēre to have …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-ABLE — an adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in …
Webster English vocab
ABLE — adj. able bodied able bodied seaman able seaman
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ABLE — adj. Variant: also -ible Function: adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -abilis, -ibilis, from -a-, -i-, verb …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ABLE — adj. Pronunciation: ' ā -b ə l Function: adjective Inflected Form: abler \ -b( ə -)l ə r \ ; …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ABLE — ■ adjective ( ~r , ~st ) 1》 having the power, skill, or means to do something. 2》 having consider~ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-ABLE — ■ suffix forming adjectives meaning: 1》 able to be: calculable. 2》 subject to; relevant to: taxable. 3》 having the quality …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ABLE — [able] adj abler ; ablest [ME, fr. MF, fr. L habilis apt, fr. habere to have--more at habit] (14c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-ABLE — [-able] also -ible adj suffix [ME, fr. OF, fr. L -abilis, -ibilis, fr. -a-, -i-, verb stem vowels + -bilis …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-ABLE — -able BrE AmE əb ə l —In general, this suffix is stress-neutral (in ˈ terpretable, de ˈ sirable, com ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ABLE — able BrE AmE ˈeɪb ə l ▷ abler ˈeɪb lə AmE \ -l ə r ▷ ablest ˈeɪb lɪst -ləst
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-ABLE — -able /əb ə l/ BrE AmE ( also -ible ) suffix [in adjectives] [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
-ABLE — suffix forming adjectives meaning: 1 that may or must be (eatable; forgiveable; payable). 2 that can be made the subject …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-ABLE — -able combines with verbs to form adjectives. Adjectives formed in this way describe someone or something that can have a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABLE — (~r, ~st) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you are ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
-ABLE — ~ combines with verbs to form adjectives. Adjectives formed in this way describe someone or something that can have a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
-ABLE — suffix EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ lovable
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABLE — Synonyms and related words : adapted, adequate, adjusted, alert, au fait, brainy, brilliant, capable, checked out, clever, competent, effective, effectual, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ABLE — adj. Function: adjective possessed of or marked by a high level of efficiency and ability FF1C; an able student always …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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