able

Adjective

• having a strong healthy body
  • an able seaman
    
  • every able-bodied young man served in the army
    

• having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
  • able to learn
    
  • human beings are able to walk on two feet
    
  • Superman is able to leap tall buildings
    

• have the skills and qualifications to do things well
  • able teachers
    
  • a capable administrator
    
  • children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable
    

• (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
  • able to swim
    
  • she was able to program her computer
    
  • we were at last able to buy a car
    
  • able to get a grant for the project
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  able-bodied , capable