"able" meaning in All languages combined

See able on Wiktionary

Adjective [Inglese]

IPA: /eɪbl̩/, /eɪbəl/, /eIbl=/ [SAMPA], /eIb@l/ [SAMPA], /eɪbl̩/, /eɪbəl/, /eIbl=/ [SAMPA], /eIb@l/ [SAMPA] Audio: en-us-able.ogg [SAMPA], en-us-able.ogg [SAMPA] Forms: abler [comparative], ablest [superlative]
  1. capace, in grado di
    Sense id: it-able-en-adj-IntpapBm
  2. abile, esperto, capace, competente
    Sense id: it-able-en-adj-rO35nFRU
  3. sano, forte
    Sense id: it-able-en-adj-rYQPVbKF
  4. (diritto) capace
    Sense id: it-able-en-adj-8YXTS5E8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ably, abled

Verb [Inglese]

IPA: /eɪbl̩/, /eɪbəl/, /eIbl=/ [SAMPA], /eIb@l/ [SAMPA] Audio: en-us-able.ogg [SAMPA] Forms: ables [third-person, singular, present], abling [present, participle], abled [past, participle]
  1. rendere capace Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: it-able-en-verb-Q8aGEX2l Categories (other): Parole disusate-EN
  2. farsi garante di Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: it-able-en-verb-Yh66buDm Categories (other): Parole disusate-EN
  3. essere capace
    Sense id: it-able-en-verb-2D5dxlkA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abled
Categories (other): Parole in inglese, Verbi in inglese

Inflected forms

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Aggettivi in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Parole in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ably"
    },
    {
      "word": "abled"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "francese antico",
      "francese antico"
    ],
    [
      "habile",
      "habile"
    ],
    [
      "latino",
      "latino"
    ],
    [
      "habilis",
      "habilis"
    ],
    [
      "habeō",
      "habeo"
    ],
    [
      "francese antico",
      "francese antico"
    ],
    [
      "habile",
      "habile"
    ],
    [
      "latino",
      "latino"
    ],
    [
      "habilis",
      "habilis"
    ],
    [
      "habeō",
      "habeo"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "dal francese antico habile, dal latino habilis, da habeō",
    "dal francese antico habile, dal latino habilis, da habeō"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "abler",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ablest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglese",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Aggettivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "capace, in grado di"
      ],
      "id": "it-able-en-adj-IntpapBm"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "abile, esperto, capace, competente"
      ],
      "id": "it-able-en-adj-rO35nFRU"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sano, forte"
      ],
      "id": "it-able-en-adj-rYQPVbKF"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(diritto) capace"
      ],
      "id": "it-able-en-adj-8YXTS5E8"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪbl̩/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪbəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eIbl=/",
      "tags": [
        "SAMPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-able.ogg",
      "ipa": "/eIb@l/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c2/En-us-able.ogg/En-us-able.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-able.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "SAMPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪbl̩/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪbəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eIbl=/",
      "tags": [
        "SAMPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-able.ogg",
      "ipa": "/eIb@l/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c2/En-us-able.ogg/En-us-able.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-able.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "SAMPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "able"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Parole in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbi in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "abled"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "francese antico",
      "francese antico"
    ],
    [
      "habile",
      "habile"
    ],
    [
      "latino",
      "latino"
    ],
    [
      "habilis",
      "habilis"
    ],
    [
      "habeō",
      "habeo"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "dal francese antico habile, dal latino habilis, da habeō"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ables",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abling",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abled",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglese",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Parole disusate-EN",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rendere capace"
      ],
      "id": "it-able-en-verb-Q8aGEX2l",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Parole disusate-EN",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "farsi garante di"
      ],
      "id": "it-able-en-verb-Yh66buDm",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "text": "to be able to do something"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "essere capace"
      ],
      "id": "it-able-en-verb-2D5dxlkA"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪbl̩/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪbəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eIbl=/",
      "tags": [
        "SAMPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-able.ogg",
      "ipa": "/eIb@l/",
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      "tags": [
        "SAMPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "able"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Aggettivi in inglese",
    "Parole in inglese"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ably"
    },
    {
      "word": "abled"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "francese antico",
      "francese antico"
    ],
    [
      "habile",
      "habile"
    ],
    [
      "latino",
      "latino"
    ],
    [
      "habilis",
      "habilis"
    ],
    [
      "habeō",
      "habeo"
    ],
    [
      "francese antico",
      "francese antico"
    ],
    [
      "habile",
      "habile"
    ],
    [
      "latino",
      "latino"
    ],
    [
      "habilis",
      "habilis"
    ],
    [
      "habeō",
      "habeo"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "dal francese antico habile, dal latino habilis, da habeō",
    "dal francese antico habile, dal latino habilis, da habeō"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "abler",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ablest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglese",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Aggettivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "capace, in grado di"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "abile, esperto, capace, competente"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sano, forte"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(diritto) capace"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪbl̩/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪbəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eIbl=/",
      "tags": [
        "SAMPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-able.ogg",
      "ipa": "/eIb@l/",
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-able.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "SAMPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪbl̩/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪbəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eIbl=/",
      "tags": [
        "SAMPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-able.ogg",
      "ipa": "/eIb@l/",
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      "tags": [
        "SAMPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "able"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Parole in inglese",
    "Verbi in inglese"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "abled"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "francese antico",
      "francese antico"
    ],
    [
      "habile",
      "habile"
    ],
    [
      "latino",
      "latino"
    ],
    [
      "habilis",
      "habilis"
    ],
    [
      "habeō",
      "habeo"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "dal francese antico habile, dal latino habilis, da habeō"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ables",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abling",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abled",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglese",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Parole disusate-EN"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rendere capace"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Parole disusate-EN"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "farsi garante di"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "text": "to be able to do something"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "essere capace"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪbl̩/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eɪbəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eIbl=/",
      "tags": [
        "SAMPA"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/eIb@l/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c2/En-us-able.ogg/En-us-able.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-able.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "SAMPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "able"
}

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