able meaning
EN
[ˈeɪ.bl̩] [-eɪbəl] 
US WAble
- Able may refer to:
- In science and technology:
- Able, a U.S. 1946 nuclear weapon test, part of Operation Crossroads
- ABLE (programming language), a simplified programming language
- Able space probes, probes in the Pioneer program
- Able, one of the first two monkeys in space (and living beings) to return to Earth alive
- Vehicles:
- USNS Able (T-AGOS-20), a U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ship
- Able (1917 automobile), an American car
- Able (1920 automobile), a small French cyclecar
- Companies and organizations:
- Able Labs, a developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical products
FR able 
- NounSUF-able
- A word that is used in place of the letter "A" during communication.Wp.
- A word that is used in place of the letter "A" during communication.Wp.
- VerbSGablesPRablingPT, PPabled
- (transitive, obsolete) To make ready.
- (transitive, obsolete) To make capable; to enable.
- (transitive, obsolete) To dress.
- (transitive, obsolete) To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm.
- (transitive, obsolete) To vouch for; to guarantee.
- (transitive, obsolete) To make ready.
- AdjectiveCOMablerSUPablest
- (obsolete, passive) Easy to use.
- (obsolete, passive) Suitable; competent.
- (obsolete, dialectal, passive) Liable to.
- Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
- Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.
- I’ll see you as soon as I’m able.
- With that obstacle removed, I am now able to proceed with my plan.
- I’m only able to visit you when I have other work here.
- That cliff is able to be climbed.
- (obsolete, dialectal) Having the physical strength; robust; healthy.
- After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able.
- (obsolete) Rich; well-to-do.
- He was born to an able family.
- Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.
- The chairman was also an able sailor.
- (law) Legally qualified or competent.
- He is able to practice law in six states.
- (nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman.
- (obsolete, passive) Easy to use.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Do you think he'll be able to cough up the three grand by Tuesday?
- What will she do without being able to watch her stories?
- If that gsarmp would ever stop talking, we'd be able to get some work done.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Resveratrol (3,5,4′-trihydroxy- trans -stilbene) is a nonflavonoid polyphenolic compound belonging to the stilbene group able.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of able in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Adjectives
- fr able
- en ablest
- en able-bodied
- en abler
- en abled
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "able" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a singularia tantum. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.