{
    "term": "unable",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not having the skill, strength, time, knowledge, etc. to do something",
            "sensetop": "unable to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a former soldier who has been **unable to find** work since the war ended"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have been **unable or unwilling** to resolve the conflict."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was **unable to attend** the meeting, but sent my apologies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Unable to get** a taxi, she heads for the bus stop."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His family were **unable to afford** the cost of the school uniform."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company is losing money and is **unable to pay** its bills."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ageing power stations may be **unable to cope with** ever-increasing demand for electricity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He lay there, unable to move."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I tried to contact him but was unable to."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am afraid I am unable to provide the information you have requested."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was unable to hide her excitement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let us know if you’re unable to come."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Minister **seems unable** to grasp this simple point."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Christine **feels unable** to confide in her fiancé."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The accident **left** him **unable** to walk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He remained silent, unwilling or unable to say what was in his mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He seemed constitutionally unable to keep quiet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was considered unable to cope with the pressure of the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He went on, apparently unable to stop."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She found herself unable to meet his gaze."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The road was deemed unable to cope with increased traffic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ben is almost completely paralysed and unable to speak following a stroke."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The union has been unable to reach an agreement with the company."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["completely", "quite", "totally"],
                "phrases": ["unwilling or unable"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈeɪbl/",
                "audio": "un/unable/unable__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈeɪbl/",
                "audio": "un/unable/unable__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}