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capable

How to use capable in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for capable.

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Here, Google is more than capable of being able to afford to hire the best in order to defend itself.

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Quick take

(usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of capable gathered in one view.

adjective

(usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"

adjective

possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"

adjective

(followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for; "no one believed her capable of murder"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for capable.

adjective

(usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"

adjective

possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"

See also: open, subject

adjective

(followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for; "no one believed her capable of murder"

adjective

having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require"

adjective

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"

See also: able

Example sentences

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Here, Google is more than capable of being able to afford to hire the best in order to defend itself.

2

But those were very small rooms, sometimes even 10'x10'x10' tents setup in a one level less capable room.

3

Your code shows you are already a more capable programmer than most of the ones I interview.

4

The iPhone is capable of rendering and interacting with the full page.

5

Is Apple required to make all software capable of supporting whatever you want to do with it ?

6

The browser could ignore unless it was capable of displaying in-browser of course.

7

I don't think you're as capable of handling lack of sleep or whatever challenges you throw at your body as you get older.

8

However, some way or another, the people who are capable of a stunt like that are much fewer than those who can hate things on the Internet.

9

It is a fact today that one in ten thousand of us can make a technological breakthrough capable of supporting all the rest.

10

I can gaurentee that we can build concrete pylons capable of holding up a steel tube, that is done all over the country dozens of different uses cases.

11

Contrary to popular belief, many companies are quite capable of noticing and trying to keep productive people.

12

But being systems-oriented, I felt myself growing more capable every day, no matter the fate of the project that I happened to be working on.

13

Lenovo's laptop site organization would be highly typical of this: I want a Linux-capable, large-display, full-keyboard, trackpoint device.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use capable in a sentence?

Here, Google is more than capable of being able to afford to hire the best in order to defend itself.

What does capable mean?

(usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"

What part of speech is capable?

capable is commonly used as adjective.