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capable

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capable in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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  capable 
  2. having the requisite qualities for
    "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require"
    adequate to  capable  equal to  up to 
  3. (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability
    "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"
    capable 
  4. (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for
    "no one believed her capable of murder"
    capable 
  5. 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  open  subject 
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