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Meaning of capable

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  capable
      adj 1: (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability;
             "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of
             walking on two feet" [ant: {incapable}]
      2: 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" [syn: {capable},
         {open}, {subject}]
      3: (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for;
         "no one believed her capable of murder" [ant: {incapable}]
      4: having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the
         work isn't up to the standard I require" [syn: {adequate
         to(p)}, {capable}, {equal to(p)}, {up to(p)}]
      5: 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" [syn: {able},
         {capable}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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