"disable" meaning in Englisch

See disable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: dɪsˈeɪbəɫ, dɪsˈeɪbəɫd, dɪsˈeɪbəlɪŋ Audio: En-uk-disable.ogg [British] Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present disable, he disables, she disables, it disables, simple past disabled, present participle disabling, past participle disabled
  1. außerstand setzen Tags: transitive
    Sense id: de-disable-en-verb-bYhIkyJe
  2. (jemanden) zum Invaliden machen
    Sense id: de-disable-en-verb-SSeZhKrX
  3. meist im Computerwesen: ausschalten, deaktivieren Tags: transitive
    Sense id: de-disable-en-verb-GRfKzRKn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: disablement Translations ((jemanden) zum Invaliden machen): ausschalten (Deutsch), deaktivieren (Deutsch) Translations (transitiv, meist im Computerwesen: ausschalten, deaktivieren): ausschalten (Deutsch), deaktivieren (Deutsch) Translations (transitiv: außerstand setzen): außer Stand setzen (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "enable"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Englisch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Roter Audiolink",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verb (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Wiktionary:Audio-Datei",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Siehe auch",
      "orig": "siehe auch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "disablement"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "simple present I, you, they"
    },
    {
      "form": "simple present disable"
    },
    {
      "form": "he disables"
    },
    {
      "form": "she disables"
    },
    {
      "form": "it disables"
    },
    {
      "form": "simple past disabled"
    },
    {
      "form": "present participle disabling"
    },
    {
      "form": "past participle disabled"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "dis·able",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              44,
              52
            ]
          ],
          "text": "When my grandson took away my eyeglasses it disabled me, and I couldn't read anything."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "außerstand setzen"
      ],
      "id": "de-disable-en-verb-bYhIkyJe",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "text": "„This document will disable his rights to act as his legal representative.“"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(jemanden) zum Invaliden machen"
      ],
      "id": "de-disable-en-verb-SSeZhKrX",
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              43,
              51
            ]
          ],
          "text": "When the dialogue starts, the check box is disabled."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "meist im Computerwesen: ausschalten, deaktivieren"
      ],
      "id": "de-disable-en-verb-GRfKzRKn",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "dɪsˈeɪbəɫ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "dɪsˈeɪbəɫd"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "dɪsˈeɪbəlɪŋ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-uk-disable.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/59/En-uk-disable.ogg/En-uk-disable.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-uk-disable.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "British"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "transitiv: außerstand setzen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "außer Stand setzen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "(jemanden) zum Invaliden machen",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "ausschalten"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "(jemanden) zum Invaliden machen",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "deaktivieren"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "transitiv, meist im Computerwesen: ausschalten, deaktivieren",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "ausschalten"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "transitiv, meist im Computerwesen: ausschalten, deaktivieren",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "deaktivieren"
    }
  ],
  "word": "disable"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "enable"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
    "Englisch",
    "Roter Audiolink",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "Verb (Englisch)",
    "Wiktionary:Audio-Datei",
    "siehe auch"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "disablement"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "simple present I, you, they"
    },
    {
      "form": "simple present disable"
    },
    {
      "form": "he disables"
    },
    {
      "form": "she disables"
    },
    {
      "form": "it disables"
    },
    {
      "form": "simple past disabled"
    },
    {
      "form": "present participle disabling"
    },
    {
      "form": "past participle disabled"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "dis·able",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              44,
              52
            ]
          ],
          "text": "When my grandson took away my eyeglasses it disabled me, and I couldn't read anything."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "außerstand setzen"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "text": "„This document will disable his rights to act as his legal representative.“"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(jemanden) zum Invaliden machen"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              43,
              51
            ]
          ],
          "text": "When the dialogue starts, the check box is disabled."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "meist im Computerwesen: ausschalten, deaktivieren"
      ],
      "sense_index": "3",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "dɪsˈeɪbəɫ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "dɪsˈeɪbəɫd"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "dɪsˈeɪbəlɪŋ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-uk-disable.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/59/En-uk-disable.ogg/En-uk-disable.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-uk-disable.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "British"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "transitiv: außerstand setzen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "außer Stand setzen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "(jemanden) zum Invaliden machen",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "ausschalten"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "(jemanden) zum Invaliden machen",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "deaktivieren"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "transitiv, meist im Computerwesen: ausschalten, deaktivieren",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "ausschalten"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "transitiv, meist im Computerwesen: ausschalten, deaktivieren",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "deaktivieren"
    }
  ],
  "word": "disable"
}

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