Definition of "capable" in англійська

adjective

1. Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.

   • She is capable and efficient.
   • He does not need help; he is capable of eating on his own.
   • As everyone knew, he was capable of violence when roused.
   • That fact is not capable of proof.

2. (obsolete) Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in; accessible to. Construed with of, for or an infinitive.