be able

Definition of be able in English English dictionary: be capable, have the ability
able: Permitted to; not prevented from; having the power or capacity to
I’ll see you as soon as I’m able.
able: To vouch for
I’ll able ’em.
able: Healthy
After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able.
able: To make capable; to enable; to strengthen
be able to: can, to have the ability to
beable: Anything that could possibly be
able: {a} having power, capable of doing, strong
Able: having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"
Able: Quite literally, being capable A Purchaser is ready, willing and able to complete a transaction when she has funds and has signed the documents required to transfer title to a property If the Vendor is not ready, willing and able to complete the transaction on the date set for completion, the Purchaser may tender upon the Vendor and sue as a result of the failure to complete the transaction
Able: Samat
Able: If you are able to do something, you have the skill, quality, knowledge, means or opportunity to do it ("I was able to go to the cinema last night")
Able: A term referring to the financial capability of a purchaser The word is often used in a phrase appearing in real estate listing agreements and sales contracts as "ready, willing and able "
Able: (be able to: can)
Able: A general term for someone showing above average achievement
Able: (competent) makaukau, akamai; (potential) hiki ball: kinipÃ¶pÃ¶
Able: ®: an acronym for Association for Better Living and Education International
Able: A claimant must be physically able to work at the time an unemployment claim is filed
Able: v having the power to do something
Able: kapab
able: If you are able to do something, you have skills or qualities which make it possible for you to do it. The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal The company say they're able to keep pricing competitive They seemed able to work together very efficiently. = can
able: Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property
able: Skillful
able: 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
able: If you are able to do something, you have enough freedom, power, time, or money to do it. You'll be able to read in peace It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier. = can
able: having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army
able: Fit; adapted; suitable
able: 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"
able: An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense; as, movable, able to be moved; amendable, able to be amended; blamable, fit to be blamed; salable
able: Legally qualified or competent
able: To make able; to enable; to strengthen
able: Not prevented from; permitted to; having the power or capacity to
able: 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"
able: Someone who is able is very clever or very good at doing something. one of the brightest and ablest members of the government = capable
able: (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"
able: {s} capable, competent; talented
able: 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
be able to: be capable of -
beable: {f} think over a decision only under direct pressure and duress

be able

Hyphenation

be a·ble

Turkish pronunciation

bi eybıl

Pronunciation

/bē ˈābəl/ /biː ˈeɪbəl/

Etymology

[ 'bE ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English bEon; akin to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, futurus about to be, fieri to become, be done, Greek phynai to be born, be by nature, phyein to produce.