"viable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈvaɪəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-viable.wav [UK] Forms: viable [positive], more viable [comparative], most viable [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is viable, it can be done or used.
    Sense id: simple-viable-en-adj-1w298SVS
  2. When something is viable, it can work out well. It can be successful.
    Sense id: simple-viable-en-adj-nPbR7Z7J
  3. When something or someone is viable, it can live or survive on its own.
    Sense id: simple-viable-en-adj-0yki3xLa
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          "text": "The two countries were determined to work out a viable peace deal to stop the war."
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          "text": "Although he disagreed with everybody else's plans for the project, he could not suggest a more viable plan."
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          "text": "The boss decided that Mai was the most viable candidate for the job, since she spoke six different languages and had been working longer than the other candidate."
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          "text": "Usually, if a woman has been pregnant for less than 22 weeks, her fetus will not be viable if she gives birth. The fetus would not be able to survive on its own, outside the mother's body."
        },
        {
          "text": "The seeds we planted must not have been viable. They never grew into anything."
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