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capable in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- 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
- 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
- (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability
"capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"
capable
- (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for
"no one believed her capable of murder"
capable
- 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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