compatible
adjective /kəmˈpætəbl/
/kəmˈpætəbl/
- compatible (with something) (of machines, especially computers, or software) able to be used together
- The new system will be compatible with existing equipment.
- three different, yet entirely compatible programs
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- compatible (with something) (of ideas, methods or things) able to exist or be used together without causing problems
- Are measures to protect the environment compatible with economic growth?
- compatible blood groups
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- highly
- very
- entirely
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- compatible (with somebody) if two people are compatible, they can have a good relationship because they have similar ideas, interests, etc. opposite incompatible
- She found a compatible partner through a computer dating agency.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- highly
- very
- entirely
- …
- with
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, from medieval Latin compatibilis, from compati ‘suffer with’.