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{
"forms": [
{
"form": "is able to",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "being able to",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "was able to",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "been able to",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "be<is,,was,been> able to"
},
"expansion": "be able to (third-person singular simple present is able to, present participle being able to, simple past was able to, past participle been able to)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "be unable to"
},
{
"word": "cannot"
},
{
"word": "can't"
}
],
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"kind": "other",
"name": "American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts",
"parents": [
"Terms in nonstandard scripts",
"Entry maintenance"
],
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},
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Central Kurdish terms in nonstandard scripts",
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"Terms in nonstandard scripts",
"Entry maintenance"
],
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},
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},
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Georgian terms with redundant script codes",
"parents": [
"Terms with redundant script codes",
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],
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
"parents": [
"Terms with redundant transliterations",
"Entry maintenance"
],
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}
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "be able to count on one's fingers"
},
{
"word": "not be able to get a word in edgeways"
},
{
"word": "not be able to hit the broad side of a barn"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Can, to have the ability to."
],
"hyponyms": [
{
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "know how to"
}
],
"id": "en-be_able_to-en-verb-pe52o83L",
"links": [
[
"Can",
"can"
],
[
"ability",
"ability"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "can"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "mund"
},
{
"code": "ase",
"lang": "American Sign Language",
"note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown",
"sense": "have ability to"
},
{
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "mäčal",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "መቻል"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "istaṭāʕa",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qadara",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "قَدَرَ"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔidir",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "قدر"
},
{
"code": "an",
"lang": "Aragonese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "agj",
"lang": "Argobba",
"roman": "čālā",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ቻል"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "karoġanal",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "կարողանալ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "i vičaki linel",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ի վիճակի լինել"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pot"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "mahčý",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "магчы́"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zmahčý",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "змагчы́"
},
{
"code": "be",
"english": "know how to",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "umjécʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "уме́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "ŭmjecʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ўмець"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "sumjécʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "суме́ць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "móga",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "мо́га"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "nuing",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "နိုင်"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "tat",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "တတ်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "be able to do sth",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "néng",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "能"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "能夠"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "nénggòu",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "能够"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "be skillful in doing sth",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "會"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huì",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "会"
},
{
"code": "chk",
"lang": "Chuukese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "tongeni"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "moci"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"english": "to know how to",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "umět"
},
{
"code": "dlm",
"lang": "Dalmatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "potar"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kunne"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kunnen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "vermogen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "in staat zijn te"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "povi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "saama"
},
{
"code": "ext",
"lang": "Extremaduran",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poel"
},
{
"code": "ext",
"lang": "Extremaduran",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "puel"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kunna"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "voida"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kyetä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pystyä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "osata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "saada"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pouvoir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"note": "for a skill",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "savoir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "être capable de"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "podê"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ser quen"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šeuʒlia",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "შეუძლია"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "können"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "vermögen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "in der Lage sein"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "magan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "kunnan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "boró",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "μπορώ"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "dúnamai",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "δύναμαι"
},
{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ka"
},
{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kapab"
},
{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kab"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "yakhól",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "יָכוֹל"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "saknā",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "सकना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "tud"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "képes"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "povar"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poter"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "is féidir le"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "tar le"
},
{
"code": "sga",
"lang": "Old Irish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "con·icc"
},
{
"code": "sga",
"lang": "Old Irish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ro-"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "potere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "sapere"
},
{
"alt": "できる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "dekiru",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "出来る"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "(also expressed with the potential form of the verb)",
"sense": "have ability to"
},
{
"code": "kab",
"lang": "Kabyle",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "zmer"
},
{
"code": "kab",
"lang": "Kabyle",
"note": "for a skill",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "issin"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "...hal su itda",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "...할 수 있다"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "tiwanîn"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kanîn"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "karîn"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "şiyan"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "tiwanîn"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "dai",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ໄດ້"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "sā māt",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ສາມາດ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "possum"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "scio"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"note": "more a indirect object",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "queo"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "prast"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "varēt"
},
{
"code": "lij",
"lang": "Ligurian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poéi"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "galėti"
},
{
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "podè"
},
{
"code": "khb",
"lang": "Lü",
"roman": "ḋay²",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ᦡᦺᧉ"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "može",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "може"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "boleh"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "sata"
},
{
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"roman": "moštaš",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "мошташ"
},
{
"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "se firà"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ushinɗa"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pouver"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "greie"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "være i stand til"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kunne"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"dated",
"literary"
],
"word": "formå"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "klare"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "makte"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "evne"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pòder"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "podre"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tavânestan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "توانستن"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kjennen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "móc"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "być w stanie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"english": "to know how to",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "umieć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "saber"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "conseguir"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "putea"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pudair"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "puder"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pudeir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "močʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "мочь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "smočʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "смочь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bytʹ v sostojánii",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "быть в состоя́нии"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "umétʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "уме́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "to be skilled enough",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sumétʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "суме́ть"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "podere"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "podi"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "podiri"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pori"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "porrere"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "potere"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pòdere"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"english": "to be able to",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "моћи"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"english": "to know how to",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "умјети"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "умети"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"english": "to be able to",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "moći"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"english": "to know how to",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "umjeti"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "umeti"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "putiri"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "môcť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "moči"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "znati"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "móc"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"note": "for a possibility or capacity",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"note": "for a skill",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ser capaz de"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"note": "for a skill",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "saber"
},
{
"code": "srn",
"lang": "Sranan Tongo",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "man"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kuweza"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kunna"
},
{
"code": "tet",
"lang": "Tetum",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "bele"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dâai",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ได้"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sǎa-mâat",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "สามารถ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bpen",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "เป็น"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "yāt-"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "-ebilmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mohtý",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "могти́"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zmohtý",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "змогти́"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"english": "know how to",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vmíty",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "вмі́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "umíty",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "умі́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zumíty",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "зумі́ти"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "saknā",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "سکنا"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "có thể"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "nổi"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kanön"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poleur"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "gallu"
},
{
"code": "za",
"lang": "Zhuang",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "maenz"
}
]
}
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"tags": [
"UK"
],
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}
],
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}
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "be able to count on one's fingers"
},
{
"word": "not be able to get a word in edgeways"
},
{
"word": "not be able to hit the broad side of a barn"
}
],
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{
"form": "is able to",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "being able to",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "was able to",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "been able to",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
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"args": {
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},
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"name": "en-verb"
}
],
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{
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "know how to"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "be unable to"
},
{
"word": "cannot"
},
{
"word": "can't"
}
],
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"American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts",
"Central Kurdish terms in nonstandard scripts",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English non-constituents",
"English terms with audio links",
"English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
"English verbs",
"Georgian terms with redundant script codes",
"Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations"
],
"glosses": [
"Can, to have the ability to."
],
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[
"Can",
"can"
],
[
"ability",
"ability"
]
],
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{
"word": "can"
}
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"tags": [
"UK"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "mund"
},
{
"code": "ase",
"lang": "American Sign Language",
"note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown",
"sense": "have ability to"
},
{
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "mäčal",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "መቻል"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "istaṭāʕa",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qadara",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "قَدَرَ"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔidir",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "قدر"
},
{
"code": "an",
"lang": "Aragonese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "agj",
"lang": "Argobba",
"roman": "čālā",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ቻል"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "karoġanal",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "կարողանալ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "i vičaki linel",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ի վիճակի լինել"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pot"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "mahčý",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "магчы́"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zmahčý",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "змагчы́"
},
{
"code": "be",
"english": "know how to",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "umjécʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "уме́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "ŭmjecʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ўмець"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "sumjécʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "суме́ць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "móga",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "мо́га"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "nuing",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "နိုင်"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "tat",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "တတ်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "be able to do sth",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "néng",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "能"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "能夠"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "nénggòu",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "能够"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "be skillful in doing sth",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "會"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huì",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "会"
},
{
"code": "chk",
"lang": "Chuukese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "tongeni"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "moci"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"english": "to know how to",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "umět"
},
{
"code": "dlm",
"lang": "Dalmatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "potar"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kunne"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kunnen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "vermogen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "in staat zijn te"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "povi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "saama"
},
{
"code": "ext",
"lang": "Extremaduran",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poel"
},
{
"code": "ext",
"lang": "Extremaduran",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "puel"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kunna"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "voida"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kyetä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pystyä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "osata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "saada"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pouvoir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"note": "for a skill",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "savoir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "être capable de"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "podê"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ser quen"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šeuʒlia",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "შეუძლია"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "können"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "vermögen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "in der Lage sein"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "magan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "kunnan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "boró",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "μπορώ"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "dúnamai",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "δύναμαι"
},
{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ka"
},
{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kapab"
},
{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kab"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "yakhól",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "יָכוֹל"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "saknā",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "सकना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "tud"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "képes"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "povar"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poter"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "is féidir le"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "tar le"
},
{
"code": "sga",
"lang": "Old Irish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "con·icc"
},
{
"code": "sga",
"lang": "Old Irish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ro-"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "potere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "sapere"
},
{
"alt": "できる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "dekiru",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "出来る"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "(also expressed with the potential form of the verb)",
"sense": "have ability to"
},
{
"code": "kab",
"lang": "Kabyle",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "zmer"
},
{
"code": "kab",
"lang": "Kabyle",
"note": "for a skill",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "issin"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "...hal su itda",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "...할 수 있다"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "tiwanîn"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kanîn"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "karîn"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "şiyan"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "tiwanîn"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "dai",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ໄດ້"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "sā māt",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ສາມາດ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "possum"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "scio"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"note": "more a indirect object",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "queo"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "prast"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "varēt"
},
{
"code": "lij",
"lang": "Ligurian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poéi"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "galėti"
},
{
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "podè"
},
{
"code": "khb",
"lang": "Lü",
"roman": "ḋay²",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ᦡᦺᧉ"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "može",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "може"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "boleh"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "sata"
},
{
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"roman": "moštaš",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "мошташ"
},
{
"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "se firà"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ushinɗa"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pouver"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "greie"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "være i stand til"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kunne"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"dated",
"literary"
],
"word": "formå"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "klare"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "makte"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "evne"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pòder"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "podre"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tavânestan",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "توانستن"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kjennen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "móc"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "być w stanie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"english": "to know how to",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "umieć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "saber"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "conseguir"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "putea"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pudair"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "puder"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pudeir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "močʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "мочь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "smočʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "смочь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bytʹ v sostojánii",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "быть в состоя́нии"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "umétʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "уме́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "to be skilled enough",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sumétʹ",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "суме́ть"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "podere"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "podi"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "podiri"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pori"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "porrere"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "potere"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "pòdere"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"english": "to be able to",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "моћи"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"english": "to know how to",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "умјети"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "умети"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"english": "to be able to",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "moći"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"english": "to know how to",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "umjeti"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "umeti"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "putiri"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "môcť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "moči"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "znati"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "móc"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"note": "for a possibility or capacity",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"note": "for a skill",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ser capaz de"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"note": "for a skill",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "saber"
},
{
"code": "srn",
"lang": "Sranan Tongo",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "man"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kuweza"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kunna"
},
{
"code": "tet",
"lang": "Tetum",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "bele"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dâai",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "ได้"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sǎa-mâat",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "สามารถ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bpen",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "เป็น"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "yāt-"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "-ebilmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mohtý",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "могти́"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zmohtý",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "змогти́"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"english": "know how to",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vmíty",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "вмі́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "umíty",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "умі́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zumíty",
"sense": "have ability to",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "зумі́ти"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "saknā",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "سکنا"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "có thể"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "nổi"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "kanön"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "poleur"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "gallu"
},
{
"code": "za",
"lang": "Zhuang",
"sense": "have ability to",
"word": "maenz"
}
],
"word": "be able to"
}
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"msg": "Translation too long compared to word, so it is skipped",
"path": [
"be able to"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "verb",
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}
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