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Pronunciation / Transliteration: capable
"Il est capable de tout réussir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Having the power, skill, capacity, or requisite time to do something.
"She is able to run a marathon in under four hours."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'able', borrowed from Old French 'hable', and ultimately from Latin 'habilis' meaning 'handy, manageable, or apt', from 'habere' (to have, hold). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from 'fit or suitable' to possessing the power, skill, or capacity to do something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Able" is said worldwide
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capable
Transliteration: capable
"Il est capable de tout réussir."
fähig
Transliteration: faehig
"Er ist fähig, diese Aufgabe zu lösen."
capace
Transliteration: capace
"Lui è capace di fare grandi cose."
capaz
Transliteration: capaz
"Ella es capaz de hablar tres idiomas."
capaz
Transliteration: capaz
"Ele é capaz de resolver este problema."
सक्षम
Transliteration: saksham
"वह यह काम करने में सक्षम है।"
能够
Transliteration: nénggòu
"她能够完成这项任务。"
할 수 있는
Transliteration: hal su inneun
"그는 그것을 할 수 있다."
できる
Transliteration: dekiru
"彼女は上手に泳ぐことができる。"
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