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Pronunciation / Transliteration: faehig
"Er ist fähig, diese Aufgabe zu lösen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
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
Middle English: from Old French *able*, from Latin *habilis* 'handy, manageable', from *habere* 'to have, hold'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Able"?
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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