able
English[уреди]
Alternative forms[уреди]
- (obsolete) hable
Pronunciation[уреди]
- (US) МФА(кључ): /ˈeɪ.bl̩/, /ˈeɪ.bəl/
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- Homophone: Abel
Etymology 1[уреди]
From Средњи Енглески able, from Old Northern French able, variant of Стари Француски abile, habile, from Латински habilis (“easily managed, held, or handled; apt; skillful”), from habeō (“have, possess”) + -ibilis.
Adjective[уреди]
able (comparative abler, superlative ablest)
- Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][1]
- Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][1]
- I’ll see you as soon as I’m able.
- With that obstacle removed, I am now able to proceed with my plan.
- I’m only able to visit you when I have other work here.
- That cliff is able to be climbed.
- Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]
- The chairman was also an able sailor.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, “Of Youth and Age. XLII.”, in The Essayes or Covncils, Civill and Moral, […] Newly Written, London: Printed by Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, OCLC 863521290; newly enlarged edition, London: Printed by Iohn Haviland, […], 1632, OCLC 863527675, strane 247–248:
- Natures that haue much Heat, and great and violent deſires and Perturbations, are not ripe for Action, till they haue paſſed the Meridian of their yeares: As it was with Iulius Cæſar, and Septimius Seuerus. […] And yet he [Septimus Severus] was the Ableſt Emperour, almoſt, of all the Liſt.
- (law) Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18th century.][1]
- He is able to practice law in six states.
- (nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman. [First attested in the late 18th century.][1]
- (obsolete, dialectal) Having the physical strength; robust; healthy. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][1]
- After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able.
- (obsolete) Easy to use. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18th century.][1]
- 1710, Thomas Betterton, The life of Mr. Thomas Betterton, the late eminent tragedian.:
- As the hands are the most habil parts of the body...
- (obsolete) Suitable; competent. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18th century.][1]
- 2006, Jon L. Wakelyn, America's Founding Charters: Primary Documents of Colonial and Revolutionary Era Governance, volume 1, Greenwood Publishing Group, strana 212:
- […] and for every able man servant that he or she shall carry or send armed and provided as aforesaid, ninety acres of land of like measure.
- (obsolete, dialectal) Liable to. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][1]
- (obsolete) Rich; well-to-do. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 19th century.][1]
- He was born to an able family.
Usage notes[уреди]
- In standard English, one is "able to do something". In some older texts representing various dialects, particularly Irish English, or black speech, "able for do something" is found instead, and in some Caribbean dialects "able with" is sometimes found.[2][3]
Synonyms[уреди]
- See also Thesaurus:skillful
Derived terms[уреди]
Translations[уреди]
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Etymology 2[уреди]
From Средњи Енглески ablen, from Средњи Енглески able (adjective).[4]
Verb[уреди]
able (third-person singular simple present ables, present participle ableing, simple past and past participle ableed)
- (transitive, obsolete) To make ready. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 16th century.][1]
- (transitive, obsolete) To make capable; to enable. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 19th century.][1]
- (transitive, obsolete) To dress. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 15th century.][1]
- (transitive, obsolete) To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17th century.][1]
- (transitive, obsolete) To vouch for; to guarantee. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 17th century.][1]
Derived terms[уреди]
Translations[уреди]
Etymology 3[уреди]
From the first letter of the word. Suggested in the 1916 United States Army Signal Book to distinguish the letter when communicating via telephone,[5] and later adopted in other radio and telephone signal standards.
Noun[уреди]
able (uncountable)
- (military) The letter "A" in Navy Phonetic Alphabet.
References[уреди]
- ↑ 1,00 1,01 1,02 1,03 1,04 1,05 1,06 1,07 1,08 1,09 1,10 1,11 1,12 1,13 1,14 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 5
- ↑ Шаблон:R:EDD
- ↑ Richard Allsopp, Jeannette Allsopp, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage (2003), entry "able"
- ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 4
- ↑ United States Army (1916) Signal Book[1], Conventional telephone signals, page 33
Anagrams[уреди]
French[уреди]
Pronunciation[уреди]
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Noun[уреди]
able m (plural ables)
- a vernacular name of the common bleak (usually called ablette)
- a vernacular name of the sunbleak or moderlieschen, also called able de Heckel
- (rare) a vernacular name of any of some other related fishes in the genus Alburnus (Cyprinidae)
Further reading[уреди]
- “able” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams[уреди]
Middle English[уреди]
Alternative forms[уреди]
Etymology[уреди]
From Стари Француски able, habile, from Латински habilis.
Pronunciation[уреди]
Adjective[уреди]
Descendants[уреди]
References[уреди]
- “āble” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French[уреди]
Alternative forms[уреди]
Etymology[уреди]
Pronunciation[уреди]
Adjective[уреди]
able m (oblique and nominative feminine singular able)
Declension[уреди]
Descendants[уреди]
- Француски: habile
- → Румунски: abil
- → Средњи Холандски: abel
- Холандски: abel
- → Средњи Енглески: able, habil
Scots[уреди]
Etymology 1[уреди]
From Средњи Енглески able, from Стари Француски able, habile, from Латински habilis.
Alternative forms[уреди]
Pronunciation[уреди]
Adjective[уреди]
able (comparative abler, superlative ablest)
- (obsolete) well-to-do, rich
- substantial
- physically fit, strong
- shrewd, cute, clever
References[уреди]
Etymology 2[уреди]
Adverb[уреди]
able (not comparable)
- Alternative form of aible (“perhaps”)
References[уреди]
- Енглески 2-слог речи
- Енглески термини са ИПА изговором
- Риме:Енглески/eɪbəl
- Риме:Енглески/eɪbəl/2 слогова
- Енглески термини са хомофонима
- Енглески појмови изведени из Пра-Индо-Европски
- Енглески појмови изведени из Пра-Индо-Европски root *gʰeh₁bʰ-
- Енглески изрази наслеђени од Средњи Енглески
- Енглески појмови изведени из Средњи Енглески
- Енглески појмови изведени из Old Northern French
- Енглески појмови изведени из Стари Француски
- Енглески појмови изведени из Латински
- Енглески придеви
- Енглески terms with usage examples
- Енглески термини са наводима
- Енглески terms with obsolete senses
- Енглески dialectal terms
- Дански црвене везе
- Дански црвене везе/т
- Малтешки црвене везе
- Малтешки црвене везе/т
- Арапски црвене везе
- Арапски црвене везе/т
- Арапски црвене везе/т+
- Дански црвене везе/т+
- Захтеви за преиспитивање Бретонски преводи
- Енглески леме
- Енглески глаголи
- Енглески transitive verbs
- Енглески именице
- Енглески непребројиве именице
- Француски леме
- Француски именице
- Француски countable именице
- Француски именице with red links in their headword lines
- Француски terms with rare senses
- Средњи Енглески термини позајмљени од Стари Француски
- Средњи Енглески појмови изведени из Стари Француски
- Средњи Енглески појмови изведени из Латински
- Средњи Енглески термини са ИПА изговором
- Стари Француски изрази наслеђени од Латински
- Стари Француски појмови изведени из Латински
- Стари Француски термини са ИПА изговором
- Стари Француски прилози
- Шкотски изрази наслеђени од Средњи Енглески
- Шкотски појмови изведени из Средњи Енглески
- Шкотски појмови изведени из Стари Француски
- Шкотски појмови изведени из Латински
- Шкотски термини са ИПА изговором
- Шкотски adjective
- Шкотски terms with obsolete senses
- Шкотски adverb
- Шкотски uncomparable adverbs
- Scots 2-syllable words
- Scots terms with obsolete senses