<span class="searchmatch">was</span> <span class="searchmatch">able</span> <span class="searchmatch">to</span> inflection of be <span class="searchmatch">able</span> <span class="searchmatch">to</span>: first-person singular simple past indicative third-person singular simple past indicative....
be <span class="searchmatch">able</span> <span class="searchmatch">to</span> (third-person singular simple present is <span class="searchmatch">able</span> <span class="searchmatch">to</span>, present participle being <span class="searchmatch">able</span> <span class="searchmatch">to</span>, simple past <span class="searchmatch">was</span> <span class="searchmatch">able</span> <span class="searchmatch">to</span>, past participle been <span class="searchmatch">able</span> <span class="searchmatch">to</span>) Can...
<span class="searchmatch">able</span> <span class="searchmatch">to</span> proceed with my plan. Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] The chairman <span class="searchmatch">was</span> also...
time -<span class="searchmatch">able</span> <span class="searchmatch">was</span> added <span class="searchmatch">to</span> stems of English verbs ending in -ate, such as educable. Finally, due <span class="searchmatch">to</span> probable confusion with the word <span class="searchmatch">able</span>, it <span class="searchmatch">was</span> used <span class="searchmatch">to</span> form...
See also: <span class="searchmatch">able</span> and <span class="searchmatch">ABLE</span> <span class="searchmatch">Able</span> (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter A. Synonym: Alfa <span class="searchmatch">Able</span> (plural <span class="searchmatch">Ables</span>) A surname...
seeking employment, <span class="searchmatch">was</span> <span class="searchmatch">to</span> be brought before the two nearest magistrates. Not disabled; having no physical disability. Synonyms: <span class="searchmatch">abled</span>, (less common) enabled...
<span class="searchmatch">able</span> seaman (plural <span class="searchmatch">able</span> seamen) (nautical) Synonym of <span class="searchmatch">able</span>-bodied seaman. <span class="searchmatch">able</span>-bodied seaman — see <span class="searchmatch">able</span>-bodied seaman...
See also: <span class="searchmatch">able</span> and <span class="searchmatch">Able</span> <span class="searchmatch">ABLE</span> (US, finance) Acronym of Achieving a Better Life Experience (a savings account for people with disabilities) 2025 May, “The...
is <span class="searchmatch">able</span> <span class="searchmatch">to</span> third-person singular simple present indicative of be <span class="searchmatch">able</span> <span class="searchmatch">to</span>...
<span class="searchmatch">able</span>-bodied + -ness. (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bl̩ˌbɑ.did.nəs/ <span class="searchmatch">able</span>-bodiedness (uncountable) The quality of being <span class="searchmatch">able</span>-bodied. the quality of being <span class="searchmatch">able</span>-bodied...