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Adjective
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From Wiktionary
able
is on the Basic English 850 List.
a
-
able
-
about
able
is one of the
1000
most common
headwords
.
a
-
able
-
about
Able
is on the
Academic Vocabulary List
.
Pronunciation
[
change
]
IPA
(
key
)
:
/eɪbl/
SAMPA
:
/eIbl/
Audio (US)
(
file
)
Homophone
:
Abel
Adjective
[
change
]
Positive
able
Comparative
abler
Superlative
ablest
If someone is
able
to do something, he
can
do it.
I'm busy tomorrow, so I won't be
able
to see you.
If a person is
able
, he is good or
skillful
at what he does.
She is an
able
teacher.
Synonyms
[
change
]
bright
capable
available
Related words
[
change
]
-able
(suffix)
ability
ably
unable
inability
enable
disable
disabled
skill
Categories
:
BE850
BNC1 headwords
AVL
Terms with homophones
Adjectives