- capable of doing something
- capable of doing somethinghaving the ability to do something. •
Do you think Tom is capable of lifting 200 pounds?
•No one I know is capable of such a crime!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
capable of doing something
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capable */*/*/ — UK [ˈkeɪpəb(ə)l] / US adjective Get it right: capable: The adjective capable is never followed by an infinitive. Use the pattern capable of doing something: Wrong: Both sexes are capable to do military service. Right: Both sexes are capable of… … English dictionary
capable — ca|pa|ble [ keıpəbl ] adjective *** 1. ) capable of able to do something: I want to see you achieve what you are capable of. capable of (doing) something: The port is capable of handling 10 million tons of coal a year. He is capable of anything ( … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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capable — adjective 1 capable of (doing) sth having the skills, power, intelligence etc needed to do something: I don t think Banks is capable of murder. | The company isn t capable of handling an order that large. 2 skilled or very good at doing something … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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