{
    "term": "capable",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having the ability or qualities necessary for doing something",
            "sensetop": "capable of somethingcapable of doing something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You are capable of better work than this.",
                    "contextForm": "capable of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's quite capable of lying to get out of trouble.",
                    "contextForm": "capable of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm **perfectly capable** of doing it myself, thank you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is **more than capable** of playing at an international level."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is still capable of doing the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could hardly believe him capable of such kindness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was barely capable of writing his own name."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was not physically capable of climbing out of the window."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is more than capable of passing the exam."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["fully", "more than", "perfectly"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "having the ability to do things well",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's a very capable teacher."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll leave the organization **in your capable hands**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a highly capable individual"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Employees who prove themselves to be capable will usually get promoted quite rapidly."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "skilled, competent",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkeɪpəbl/",
                "audio": "ca/capable/capable__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkeɪpəbl/",
                "audio": "ca/capable/capable__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘able to take in’, physically or mentally): from French, from late Latin capabilis, from Latin capere ‘take or hold’."
}