Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be able to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.41 in modern English

Syllables
be able -to
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Can, to have the ability to.

Inflected Forms

is able to (present, singular) being able to (participle, present) was able to (past) been able to (participle, past)

Phrases

be able to count on one's fingers not be able to get a word in edgeways not be able to hit the broad side of a barn

Synonyms

can begin

Antonyms

be unable to cannot can't

Questions

What does be able to mean?
Can, to have the ability to.

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