| a. | 1. | Fit; adapted; suitable. |
| 2. | Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; | |
| 3. | Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; | |
| 4. | (Law) Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; | |
| v. t. | 1. | To make able; to enable; to strengthen. |
| 2. | To vouch for. |
| Adj. | 1. | able - (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" |
| 2. | able - 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" Synonyms: capable | |
| 3. | able - 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" | |
| 4. | able - having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army" Synonyms: able-bodied |
| (language) | ABLE - A simple language for accountants. ["ABLE, The Accounting Language, Programming and Reference Manual," Evansville Data Proc Center, Evansville, IN, Mar 1975]. [Listed in SIGPLAN Notices 13(11):56 (Nov 1978)]. |