be+able+to+(verb)

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• able — adj. able to + inf. (she was not able to reach him) USAGE NOTE: In passive constructions, able is replaced by the verb can: he cannot be reached. * * * [ eɪb(ə)l] able to + inf. (USAGE NOTE: In passive constructions, able is replaced by the verb… …   Combinatory dictionary

• -able —  1. In adding this suffix to a verb, the general rule is to drop a silent e (livable, lovable) except after a soft g (manageable) or sibilant c (peaceable). When a verb ends with a consonant and a y (justify, indemnify) change the y to i before… …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• able — a|ble [ eıbl ] adjective *** intelligent or good at doing something: She is a very able driver. an academically able child be able to do something 1. ) used for saying that it is possible for someone to do something. Forms such as have been able… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Verb phrase ellipsis — In linguistics, verb phrase ellipsis (or VPE for short) is an elliptical construction in which the verb of a sentence or utterance has been left out (ellided). In most cases the verb is able to be inferred by the listener through prior linguistic …   Wikipedia

• -able — a suffix used to form adjectives, especially from verbs, to denote ability, liability, tendency, worthiness, or likelihood, as in teachable, perishable, obtainable, but also attached to other parts of speech (especially nouns) as in objectionable …  

• able — [14] Able and ability both come ultimately from the Latin verb habēre ‘have’ or ‘hold’. From this the Latin adjective habilis developed, meaning literally ‘convenient or suitable for holding on to’, and hence in more general terms ablution 2… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• able — [14] Able and ability both come ultimately from the Latin verb habēre ‘have’ or ‘hold’. From this the Latin adjective habilis developed, meaning literally ‘convenient or suitable for holding on to’, and hence in more general terms ‘suitable’ or… …   Word origins

• -able — also ible adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin abilis, ibilis, from a , i , verb stem vowels + bilis capable or worthy of 1. capable of, fit for, or worthy of (being so acted upon or toward) chiefly in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• be able to — verb can, to have the ability to …   Wiktionary

• not be able to get a word in edgeways — verb To be unable to say a single word because of someone elses talkativeness …   Wiktionary

• Defective verb — In linguistics, a defective verb is a verb which is missing e.g. a past tense, or cannot be used in some other way that normal verbs come. Formally, it is a verb with an incomplete conjugation. Defective verbs cannot be conjugated in certain… …   Wikipedia