able

Alternative forms

 * hable

Etymology 1
From, from , variant of , , from , from.

Broadly ousted the native.

Adjective

 * 1) Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
 * 2) Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.
 * 3) Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.
 * 4)  Legally qualified or competent.
 * 5)  Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman.
 * 6)  Having the physical strength; robust; healthy.
 * 7)  Easy to use.
 * 8)  Suitable; competent.
 * 9)  Liable to.
 * 10)  Rich; well-to-do.
 * 1)  Legally qualified or competent.
 * 2)  Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman.
 * 3)  Having the physical strength; robust; healthy.
 * 4)  Easy to use.
 * 5)  Suitable; competent.
 * 6)  Liable to.
 * 7)  Rich; well-to-do.
 * 1)  Suitable; competent.
 * 2)  Liable to.
 * 3)  Rich; well-to-do.
 * 1)  Rich; well-to-do.

Usage notes

 * In standard English, one is "able to do something". In some older texts representing various dialects, particularly Irish English, or black speech, "able for do something" is found instead, and in some Caribbean dialects "able with" is sometimes found.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:skillful

Translations

 * American Sign Language: A@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-A@Sternumhigh-PalmDown A@Chesthigh-PalmDown-A@Chesthigh-PalmDown
 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: قادر
 * Armenian: ,
 * Bulgarian:, позволен, в състояние да
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: i stand til, have mulighed for
 * Dutch: in staat,   (om ),
 * Esperanto: ,
 * Estonian: suuteline, võimeline
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:, μπορώ να, είμαι ικανός να
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Irish: ábalta, in ann
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Jingpho: dang di lu ai
 * Khmer:
 * Korean: 할 수 있는
 * Latin: potis,, , licens
 * Latvian: spējīgs
 * Luxembourgish: fäeg, capabel
 * Malay:
 * Malayalam: കഴിയുന്ന, പറ്റുന്ന
 * Maltese: kapaċi
 * Norwegian: i stand
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, mieć możliwość,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Rohingya: fare
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: schopný
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, i stånd att, ha möjlighet att
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: в стані,
 * Uyghur: قابىل, قادىر
 * Volapük:


 * Arabic:, قَدِير, , مَاهِر
 * Egyptian Arabic: شاطر
 * Armenian: ,
 * Belarusian: здо́льны
 * Bulgarian: способен, умел, годен,
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, ,
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Esperanto: lerta
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: მარჯვე, უნარიანი
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:, מסוגל
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:, , , jó képességű,
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: ábalta, in ann
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean: 능란한
 * Latin: potis,, habilis
 * Latvian: izdarīgs, veikls
 * Luxembourgish: fäeg, capabel, dichteg
 * Macedonian: способен
 * Malay: boleh
 * Malayalam: കഴിവുള്ള
 * Maltese: kapaċi
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Quechua:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: comasach
 * Serbo-Croatian:, способан, , вјешт,
 * Slovak: schopný
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Sundanese: kersa
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tocharian B: cämpamo
 * Ukrainian: здібний
 * Volapük:
 * West Frisian: betûft


 * American Sign Language: A@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-A@Sternumhigh-PalmDown A@Chesthigh-PalmDown-A@Chesthigh-PalmDown
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: competent
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 有資格
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, in aanmerking komend, ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: pädev
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:, έχων σώας τας φρένας
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Japanese: 有資格
 * Korean: 유자격의
 * Latin: potis,
 * Luxembourgish: kompetent, fäeg, dichteg
 * Malayalam: കഴിയുന്ന
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: abilitat,
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: kompetentný
 * Spanish:
 * Volapük:


 * Basque:,  ,  ,  ,
 * Breton: + verb,   'ober un dra bennak,
 * Indonesian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Rohingya:
 * Telugu:
 * Vietnamese:, , ,

Etymology 2
From, from (adjective).

Verb

 * 1)  To make ready.
 * 2)  To make capable; to enable.
 * 3)  To dress.
 * 4)  To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm.
 * 5)  To vouch for; to guarantee.

Etymology 3
From the first letter of the word. Suggested in the 1916 United States Army Signal Book to distinguish the letter when communicating via telephone, and later adopted in other radio and telephone signal standards.

Noun

 * 1)   in.

Noun

 * 1)  the common bleak (usually called )
 * 2)  the sunbleak or moderlieschen, also called
 * 3)   any of some other related fishes in the genus

Etymology
From, , from.

Adjective

 * 1) capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent.

Etymology
From.

Adjective

 * 1) ; capable

Etymology 1
From, from , , from.

Adjective

 * 1)  well-to-do, rich
 * 2) substantial
 * 3) physically fit, strong
 * 4) shrewd, cute, clever