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capable   (TTS Sound)

The adj capable has 5 senses

• capable -- ((usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet")


• capable, open, subject -- (possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation")


• capable -- ((followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for; "no one believed her capable of murder")


• adequate to, capable, equal to, up to -- (having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require")


• able, capable -- (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")