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able

Adjective

∙ Easy to use. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18^th century.] obsolete, passive
∙ Suitable; competent. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18^th century.] obsolete, passive
∙ Liable to. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] obsolete, dialectal, passive
∙ Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
∙ Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470).]
∙ Having the physical strength; robust; healthy. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] obsolete, dialectal
∙ Rich; well-to-do. [Attested from the mid 16^th century until the late 19^th century.] obsolete
∙ Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.]
∙ Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18^th century.] law
∙ Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman. [First attested in the late 18^th century.] nautical

Verb

∙ To make ready. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 16^th century.] transitive, obsolete
∙ To make capable; to enable. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 19^th century.] transitive, obsolete
∙ To dress. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 15^th century.] transitive, obsolete
∙ To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17^th century.] transitive, obsolete
∙ To vouch for; to guarantee. [Attested from the late 16^th century until the early 17^th century.] transitive, obsolete

Noun

∙ The letter "A". military

BABYLON ENGLISH
able adj.
capable, competent; talented

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
able
able
seaman, a sailor who is practically conversant with all the duties of common seamanship...
see also seaman
similar words(10)

able for
able seaman
able-mindedness
able-minded
able-bodiedness
able-bodied
un-get-at-able
not able
un-come-at-able
willing and able

WORDNET 2.0
able
Adjective
1. (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"
(antonym) unable, not able
(attribute) ability
2. have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"
(synonym) capable
(similar) competent
3. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings"
(similar) capable
4. having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"
(synonym) able-bodied
(similar) fit, healthy

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Able
Able may refer to:
In science and technology:Able, a U.S. 1946 nuclear weapon test, part of Operation CrossroadsABLE (programming language), a simplified programming languageAble space probes, probes in the Pioneer programAble, one of the first two monkeys in space (and living beings) to return to Earth alive
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Suffix
In linguistics, a suffix (also sometimes termed postfix or ending or, in older literature, affix) is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Particularly in the study of Semitic languages, a suffix is called an afformative, as they can alter the form of the words. In Indo-European studies, a distinction is made between suffixes and endings (see Proto-Indo-European root). A word-final segment that is somewhere between a free morpheme and a bound morpheme is known as a suffixoid or a semi-suffix (e.g., English -like or German -freundlich 'friendly').
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able

Adjective

∙ Easy to use. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18^th century.] obsolete, passive
∙ Suitable; competent. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18^th century.] obsolete, passive
∙ Liable to. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] obsolete, dialectal, passive
∙ Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
∙ Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470).]
∙ Having the physical strength; robust; healthy. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] obsolete, dialectal
∙ Rich; well-to-do. [Attested from the mid 16^th century until the late 19^th century.] obsolete
∙ Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.]
∙ Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18^th century.] law
∙ Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman. [First attested in the late 18^th century.] nautical

Verb

∙ To make ready. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 16^th century.] transitive, obsolete
∙ To make capable; to enable. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 19^th century.] transitive, obsolete
∙ To dress. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 15^th century.] transitive, obsolete
∙ To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17^th century.] transitive, obsolete
∙ To vouch for; to guarantee. [Attested from the late 16^th century until the early 17^th century.] transitive, obsolete

Noun

∙ The letter "A". military

BABYLON ENGLISH
able adj.
capable, competent; talented

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
able
able
seaman, a sailor who is practically conversant with all the duties of common seamanship...
see also seaman
similar words(10)

able for
able seaman
able-mindedness
able-minded
able-bodiedness
able-bodied
un-get-at-able
not able
un-come-at-able
willing and able

WORDNET 2.0
able
Adjective
1. (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"
(antonym) unable, not able
(attribute) ability
2. have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"
(synonym) capable
(similar) competent
3. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings"
(similar) capable
4. having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"
(synonym) able-bodied
(similar) fit, healthy

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Able
Able may refer to:
In science and technology:Able, a U.S. 1946 nuclear weapon test, part of Operation CrossroadsABLE (programming language), a simplified programming languageAble space probes, probes in the Pioneer programAble, one of the first two monkeys in space (and living beings) to return to Earth alive
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Suffix
In linguistics, a suffix (also sometimes termed postfix or ending or, in older literature, affix) is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Particularly in the study of Semitic languages, a suffix is called an afformative, as they can alter the form of the words. In Indo-European studies, a distinction is made between suffixes and endings (see Proto-Indo-European root). A word-final segment that is somewhere between a free morpheme and a bound morpheme is known as a suffixoid or a semi-suffix (e.g., English -like or German -freundlich 'friendly').
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