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Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): capability, capable, incapable, capably
Xem thêm: open, subject, adequate to(p), equal to(p), up to(p), able
capable adj.
1 having a lot of skill
VERBS be, seem She seems very capable.
ADV. extremely, highly, quite, very He has proved himself an extremely capable manager.
2 capable of: able to do sth
VERBS appear, be, feel, look, prove, seem | become | believe sb, consider sb She could hardly believe him capable of such kindness.
ADV. fully, more than, perfectly, quite, well She is more than capable of looking after herself. | barely, hardly, scarcely He was barely capable of writing his own name. | reasonably | clearly, obviously | potentially, theoretically | physically He was not physically capable of climbing out of the window.
adj.
capable of winning
capable of hard work
capable of walking on two feet
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
no one believed her capable of murder
equal to the task
the work isn't up to the standard I require
able teachers
a capable administrator
children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable