Able - Definition
able
adj 1: (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or
skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to
swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were
at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the
project" [ant: unable]
2: 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]
3: having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; "able
to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet";
"Superman is able to leap tall buildings"
4: having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-
bodied young man served in the army" [syn: able, able-
bodied]