Associations to the word «Able»

ABLE, adjective. (obsolete) (passive) Easy to use. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18th century.]

ABLE, adjective. (obsolete) (passive) Suitable; competent. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18th century.]

ABLE, adjective. (obsolete) (dialectal) (passive) Liable to. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

ABLE, adjective. Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

ABLE, adjective. Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470).]

ABLE, adjective. (obsolete) (dialectal) Having the physical strength; robust; healthy. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

ABLE, adjective. (obsolete) Rich; well-to-do. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 19th century.]

ABLE, adjective. Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

ABLE, adjective. (legal) Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

ABLE, adjective. (nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman. [First attested in the late 18th century.]

ABLE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To make ready. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 16th century.]

ABLE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To make capable; to enable. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 19th century.]

ABLE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To dress. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 15th century.]

ABLE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17th century.]

ABLE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To vouch for; to guarantee. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 17th century.]

ABLE, noun. A word that is used in place of the letter "A" during communication.Wp

ABLE RATING, noun. (British) (Royal Navy) A rating who is qualified to perform certain duties of seamanship.

ABLE SEAMAN, noun. Alternative form of able-bodied seaman

ABLE SEAMEN, noun. Plural of able seaman

ABLE TO GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE, adjective. (idiomatic) (colloquial) Able to participate in the conversation; able to interrupt another person's monologue.

ABLE, adjective. (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, 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".

ABLE, adjective. 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, adjective. Having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army".