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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•pa•ble /ˈkeɪpəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - having power and ability;
competent: a capable instructor. - Idiomsbe capable of, to have the ability for;
have the skill, motivation, etc., necessary for:He doesn't seem to be capable of murder. I'm sure she is capable of performing well.
ca•pa•ble•ness, n. [uncountable]ca•pa•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•pa•ble (kā′pə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - having power and ability;
efficient;
competent:a capable instructor. - capable of:
- Idiomshaving the ability or capacity for:a man capable of judging art.
- Idiomsopen to the influence or effect of;
susceptible of:a situation capable of improvement. - Idiomspredisposed to;
inclined to:capable of murder.
- Late Latin capābilis roomy, apparently equivalent. to cap(āx) roomy + -ābilis able; see capacity
- 1555–65
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged skillful, ingenious, accomplished. See able.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: capable /ˈkeɪpəbəl/ adj - 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
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, from Late Latin capābilis able to take in, from Latin capere to takeˈcapableness n ˈcapably adv |