Princeton's WordNet

1. able(adj)

   (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

   "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"

2. able, capable(adj)

   have the skills and qualifications to do things well

   "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"

3. able(adj)

   having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity

   "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings"

4. able, able-bodied(adj)

   having a strong healthy body

   "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. able(adjective)ˈeɪ bəl

   ≠ unable

   Would you be able to help?

2. ableˈeɪ bəl

   intelligent and skilled; = competent

   a very able student

Wiktionary

1. able(Noun)

   A word that is used in place of the letter "A" during communication.

2. able(Verb)

   To make capable; to enable; to strengthen.

3. able(Verb)

   To vouch for.

4. able(Adjective)

   Having the physical strength; robust; healthy.

   After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able.

5. able(Adjective)

   Having the neccesary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.

   Iu2019ll see you as soon as Iu2019m able.

6. able(Adjective)

   Designed and constructed or endowed with the ability to accomplish a specific task.

   That MP3 player is able to hold 5000 songs.

7. able(Adjective)

   Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from;

8. able(Adjective)

   Situated and constructed in such a way as to be susceptible or commonly subjected to an action or procedure.

   That cliff is able to be climbed.

9. able(Adjective)

   Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.

   The chairman was also an able sailor.

10. able(Adjective)

    Rich, well-to-do; fit to cope with.

11. able(Adjective)

    Legally qualified or competent.

    In most states, such a person is not able to inherit property.

Webster Dictionary

1. Able(u)

   fit; adapted; suitable

2. Able(u)

   having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano

3. Able(u)

   specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able speech

4. Able(u)

   legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property

5. Able(adj)

   to make able; to enable; to strengthen

6. Able(adj)

   to vouch for

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