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    • able :(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
      • able to swim|she was able to program her computer|we were at last able to buy a car|able to get a grant for the project

    • able :have the skills and qualifications to do things well
      • able teachers|a capable administrator|children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable

    • able :having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
      • able to learn|human beings are able to walk on two feet|Superman is able to leap tall buildings

    • able :having a strong healthy body
      • an able seaman|every able-bodied young man served in the army

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