capable

(kā'pə-bəl)
adj.

1. Having capacity or ability; efficient and able: a capable administrator.
2. Having the ability required for a specific task or accomplishment; qualified: capable of winning.
3. Having the inclination or disposition: capable of violence.
4. Permitting an action to be performed: an error capable of remedy; a camera capable of being used underwater.

[Late Latin capābilis, from capere, to take.]

capableness ca'pa·ble·ness n.
capably ca'pa·bly adv.

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adjective

Having the ability to perform well: able, competent, good, skilled, skillful. See ability/inability.

adj

Definition: able to perform
Antonyms: impotent, incapable, incompetent, inept, unable, unskilled, unskillful

IN BRIEF: Having the ability or power to do something.

To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education. — John Ruskin (1819-1900).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dygtig, i stand til

idioms:

• be capable of    være i stand til

Nederlands (Dutch)
bekwaam

Français (French)
adj. - compétent, capable

idioms:

• be capable of    être capable de, risquer (de faire)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fähig, tüchtig

idioms:

• be capable of    imstande sein zu

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ικανός, άξιος, καπάτσος

idioms:

• be capable of    είμαι ικανός για/να

Italiano (Italian)
abile, competente, esperto, capace

idioms:

• be capable of    essere in grado di, essere capace di

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - capaz, hábil

idioms:

• be capable of    capaz de, suscetível a

Русский (Russian)
способный на что-либо

idioms:

• be capable of    быть способным на что-либо

Español (Spanish)
adj. - capaz, competente

idioms:

• be capable of    ser capaz de

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - duglig, kapabel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有能力的, 能干的, 能的

idioms:

• be capable of    能够, 可以

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有能力的, 能幹的, 能的

idioms:

• be capable of    能夠, 可以

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유능한, 할 수 있는

idioms:

• be capable of    ~할 능력이 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 有能な, 可能性がある

idioms:

• be capable of    能力がある, 受けられる
• capable of acting    非常に有能なこと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قادر, مقتدر, قدير, كفوء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כשרוני, מוכשר‬

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