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capable
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[ˈkeɪpəbl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing
(e.g: I'm quite capable of taking care of myself)
- able to achieve efficiently whatever one has to do; competent
(e.g: she looked enthusiastic and capable)
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Origin
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mid 16th century (in the sense ‘able to take in’, physically or mentally): from French, from late Latin capabilis, from Latin capere ‘take or hold’
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