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ABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(usually followed by 'to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
Example:
able to get a grant for the project
Classified under:
Attribute:
ability (the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment)
ability; power (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done)
Antonym:
unable ((usually followed by 'to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how)
Derivation:
ability (the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment)
ability (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
Example:
Superman is able to leap tall buildings
Classified under:
Similar:
capable ((usually followed by 'of') having capacity or ability)
Derivation:
ability (the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment)
ability (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Have the skills and qualifications to do things well
Example:
children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable
Synonyms:
able; capable
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
competent (properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient)
Derivation:
ability (the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment)
ability (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Having a strong healthy body
Example:
every able-bodied young man served in the army
Synonyms:
able; able-bodied
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
fit (physically and mentally sound or healthy)
Context examples:
It may perhaps be pleasant, replied Charlotte, to be able to impose on the public in such a case; but it is sometimes a disadvantage to be so very guarded.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Come to think of it, Doctor, you may possibly be able to satisfy my curiosity.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
A question about whether an individual is not or was not able to stop or control worrying.
(Not Able to Stop or Control Worrying, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition, IPP-204106N is able to translocate to the nucleolus and bind to nucleolar nucleolin.
(Nucleolin Antagonist IPP-204106N, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the total number of instances in which there has been a termination of pregnancy happening before the fetus is able to sustain independent life.
(Number of Abortions, NCI Thesaurus)
RASSF1A is able to form heterodimers with Nore-1, an RAS effector.
(Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
As an oxygen mimetic, nimorazole induces free radical formation and is able to sensitize hypoxic cells to the cytotoxic effects of ionizing radiation.
(Nimorazole, NCI Thesaurus)
It is also used in patients who have not gotten better after treatment with other anticancer drugs or who are not able to take imatinib mesylate.
(Nilotinib, NCI Dictionary)
Furthermore, the Ca entering the cell is able to activate a Ca-activated Cl channel, which would allow Cl to flow out of the cell, thus further increasing the depolarization.
(Olfactory Transduction Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
In addition, olivomycin antibiotics are able to induce apoptosis in tumor cells through a mechanism that has not been fully elucidated.
(Olivomycin, NCI Thesaurus)
