OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 170

able

/ˈeɪ.bl̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
capaz • podiente
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.
I'll see you as soon as I'm able.
In a democratic world you'd be able to say what you thought wherever you were.
capaz • diestro • hábil
Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.
The chairman was also an able sailor.
Urania speaks with darken’d brow: ⁠‘Thou pratest here where thou art least; ⁠This faith has many a purer priest, And many an abler voice than thou: […]’
competente
Legally qualified or competent.
He is able to practice law in six states.
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