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adjective

capable

CEFR B1

having the ability or qualities needed to do something

In a sentence

Six example sentences with capable, each labelled with its topic.

  • The new telescope is capable of resolving craters two kilometers wide on a moon four hundred million kilometers away.

    Science

  • That little oven is capable of holding a steady two hundred degrees for six hours, which is all bread needs.

    Cooking

  • At sixteen the guard was already capable of covering the league's best scorers for a full forty minutes.

    Basketball

  • The old laptop is still capable of running the editing software, provided you close every other program first.

    Technology

  • The board wanted a capable operator rather than a visionary, someone who could make the trucks leave on time.

    Business

  • After a year of training she was capable of rowing five thousand meters without her split ever drifting past two minutes.

    Fitness

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