able

Meanings

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"

Adjective Satellite

• 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"
• 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"
• having a strong healthy body
  • "an able seaman"
  • "every able-bodied young man served in the army"

Synonyms

able-bodied, capable