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CAPABLE definition: 1. able to do things effectively and skilfully, and to achieve results: 2. having the ability…. Learn more.
To be capable of something is to be able to do it, like your little brother who is perfectly capable of tying his own shoes, but likes having everyone else do it for him. When people are capable, they can handle whatever task is at hand, like a capable teacher who can explain difficult concepts and make it fun.
1. : susceptible. a remark capable of being misunderstood. 2. obsolete : comprehensive. 3. : having attributes (such as physical or mental power) required for performance or accomplishment. is capable of intense concentration. 4. : having traits conducive to or features permitting something.
Synonyms for CAPABLE: suitable, qualified, competent, able, good, fit, equal, expert; Antonyms of CAPABLE: incompetent, unfit, poor, unqualified, inept, inexperienced, unskilled, unfitted.
having the ability, power, or qualities to be able to do something: Only the Democratic Party is capable of running the country. See more. Fewer examples. I think both sexes are equally capable of looking after children. These new bullets are capable of inflicting massive injuries.
Capable definition: having power and ability; efficient; competent. See examples of CAPABLE used in a sentence.
Definition of capable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
having the ability or qualities to be able to do something: He's capable of doing much better than this. She was capable of great cruelty. Opposite. incapable. More examples. (Definition of capable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of capable. in Chinese (Traditional) 有能力的, 熟練的, 能幹的… See more.
having ability, esp in many different fields; competent. ( postpositive) followed by of: able or having the skill (to do something): she is capable of hard work. ( postpositive) followed by of: having the temperament or inclination (to do something): he seemed capable of murder.
1. having power and ability; efficient; competent: a capable instructor. 2. capable of, a. having the ability for: capable of writing music. b. susceptible of: a situation capable of improvement. c. predisposed to: capable of murder.
