Read full poem →She's always trying to make something whole, something beautiful, an image
Capable of life apart from her.
We're very quiet. It's peaceful sitting here, not speaking, The composition
Dictionary Entry
capable
Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/ˈkeɪpəbl̩/Word FrequencyCommon (5.53)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
In a Sentence
“As everyone knew, he was capable of violence when roused.”
Published Usage Examples
“But a nature capable of so much distress, must of necessity be _capable_ of a corresponding amount of pleasure; and in her case this was manifest in the fact that sleep and the quiet of her own room restored her wonderfully.”
“_Africaine_, reformed, refined, beautified in her descendants, transformed into the creole negress, commenced to exert a fascination irresistible, capable of winning anything (_capable de tout obtenir_). "”
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Origin
Latin 'capabilis' meaning able to take or hold.
Common Phrases
. capablehands capablemen capableman capable
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Poetry examples for “capable”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →But what I drew from the water by the pond-side, that I reserve,
I will give of it—but only to them that love, as I myself am capable of loving.
