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Etymology
From OF. habile, from L. habilis, from habere "to hold".

Pronunciation
IPA|/eɪbl/, IPAchar|/eɪb�l/, SAMPA|/eIbl/, <tt>/eIb@l/</tt>
audio|en-us-able.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪb�l|-eɪb�l
Hyphenation: a&middot;ble

Homophones
Abel

Adjective
en-adj|abl|er

1. dated healthy|Healthy.

#: After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able.

1. Not prevented from; permitted to; having the power or capacity to.

#: With that obstacle removed, I am now able to proceed with my plan.
#: I�m only able to visit you when I have other work here.
#: I�ll see you as soon as I�m able.

1. skillful|Skillful.

#: The chairman was also an able sailor.

1. law Legally qualified or competent.

#: In most states, such a person is not able to inherit property.

Translations
trans-top|healthy
Danish: sund
Dutch: gezond, abel
Faroese: frískur
Finnish: terve
German: gesund
Greek: ικαν�� (ikanós) m
trans-mid
Japanese: �康� (kenk� na)
Korean: 기� �� (giuninneun)
Spanish: sano
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trans-top|be able to
Arabic: ARchar|�ادر
Danish: i stand til, have mulighed for
Dutch: in staat (om), de mogelijkheid hebben (om te)
Finnish: kykenevä
French: capable
German: imstande, fähig
Greek: μ�ο�� να (boró na), είμαι ικαν�� να (íme ikanós na)
Hebrew: �ָ�ֹ� (yachol)
Japanese: ��� (dekiru)
Jingpho: dang di lu ai
Korean: � � �� (halsu-inneun)
trans-mid
Lojban: kakne
Malay: dapat
Maltese: kapa�i
Polish: móc, mie� możliwo��, potrafi�
Rohingya: fare
Slovak: schopný m, schopná f, schopné n
Spanish: poder, ser capaz de
Swedish: kapabel, i stånd att, ha möjlighet att
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trans-top|skillful
Danish: habil, kompetent, dygtig
Dutch: competent, handig, bedreven
Finnish: taitava
French: capable, expérimenté
German: fähig, tüchtig
Greek: ικαν�� (ikanós) m
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (yūn� na)
Korean: ��� neung-nahn-hwan
Maltese: kapa�i
Polish: umiej�tny, zr�czny
Romanian: abil
Slovak: schopný m, schopná f, schopné n
Spanish: diestro, hábil, capaz
Swedish: kompetent, skicklig
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trans-top|legally qualified
French: habilité
German: kompetent
trans-mid
Japanese: ��格� (������, yūshikaku no)
Korean: ��격� (yujagyeok-ui)
Slovak: kompetentný m, kompetentná f, kompetentné n
Spanish: competente
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Basque: gauza (2), gai (2), trebe (3), iaio (3), abil (3)
ttbc|Breton: gouest da + verb / d'ober un dra bennak (to do something), barrek
ttbc|Esperanto: ebla
ttbc|Indonesian: mampu
ttbc|Lithuanian: įgalus
ttbc|Rohingya: fare
ttbc|Telugu: శ��తి (sekti)
ttbc|Vietnamese: có n�ng lực, có tài, có �ủ tư cách, có �ủ thẩm quy�n

Verb
en-verb|abl|ing

1. transitive obsolete To make capable; to enable; to strengthen.
2. transitive obsolete To vouch for.

#* I�ll able �em. &mdash; Shakespeare, King Lear, IV-vi

Related terms
ability
-able
able-bodied
able seaman
abled
ableism
capable
disable
disabled
disablism
disability
enable
habit
have
posse (Latin)

Translations
trans-top|to make capable
Dutch: in staat stellen (tot)
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Shorthand
Gregg (Version: Centennial, Series 90, DJS,Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - l

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