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

• I guess I was made this way for some reason, and I've been able to find the talent I have, and I've been able to use it, so I'm grateful for that.
• You may be able to feel it but that doesn't mean it's real Sniff-N-Scratch Stop and smell the virtual gunpowder Kenyan Company Creates Native Language Email Services.
• When the cops started asking questions, Dahmer was able to convince the police that it was merely a lovers' quarrel.

• capable
• able-bodied

• unable

News & Articles

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• Bristol school district close to being able to use projected $1.5M surplus
  BRISTOL — The school district is moving closer to being able to move a $1.5 million projected budget surplus into an account to use for next year.
  June 13, 2013 - The Bristol Press
• How to talk about money before saying 'I do'
  While many engaged couples are able to hash out which photographer to use at the ceremony and who to sit Aunt Edna next to at the reception, they can't seem to broach the topic of their finances -- a discussion that could make or break their marriage.
  June 13, 2013 - CNN Money
• Able Planet Gives E3 a Sneak Peek at LINX® FUSION, the Multisensory Technology Driving the Next Generation of Audio ...
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Contact: Michael Zucconi mzucconi@ableplanet.com ABLE PLANET GIVES E3 a SNEAK PEEK AT LINX®FUSION, THE MULTISENSORY TECHNOLOGY DRIVING THE Next Generation OF Audio And Communication DEVICES. Able Planet fuses its...
  June 11, 2013 - PR Newswire

Quotes

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• Fernando Torres in The Press Association
  Honestly, teams won't be able to do anything until the World Cup has finished. The players here prefer to wait - there is time,he said.
• Barack Obama in CBS News
  I am confident that we're going to be able to leave the Gulf Coast in better shape than it was before,he said.
• Jimmie Johnson in Yahoo! Sports (blog)
  I'm not good at doing that stuff, usually I crash myself in the process. So I tried once and moved him. I'm like 'ok, I gotta hit him harder,' and the second time I moved him out of the way and got by him and was able to get going,Johnson said.