Unable
11unable — [[t]ʌne͟ɪb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ: v link ADJ to inf If you are unable to do something, it is impossible for you to do it, for example because you do not have the necessary skill or knowledge, or because you do not have enough time or money. The… …
12unable*/*/*/ — [ʌnˈeɪb(ə)l] adj unable to do sth formal not able to do something[/ex] Some of the children were unable to read.[/ex] Many teenagers feel unable to talk to their parents about their problems.[/ex] …
13unable — /Vn eIbFl/ adjective not able to do something: be unable to do sth: Many passengers were unable to reach the lifeboats …
14unable — /aneybal/ This term, as used in a statute providing that evidence given in a former trial may be proved in a subsequent trial, where the witness is unable to testify, means mentally and physically unable …
15unable — /un ay beuhl/, adj. lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act: He was unable to swim. [1350 1400; ME; see UN 1, ABLE] Syn. See incapable. * * * …
16unable — See incapable. See incapable, unable …
17unable — Synonyms and related words: ill qualified, impotent, inadequate, incapable, incapable of, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, inept, inferior, maladjusted, not equal to, not up to, powerless, unable to, unadapted, unadjusted,… …
18unable — adjective I m unable to fix the leak Syn: powerless, impotent, at a loss, inadequate, incompetent, unfit, unqualified, incapable …
19unable */*/*/ — UK [ʌnˈeɪb(ə)l] / US adjective unable to do something …
20unable — un•a•ble [[t]ʌnˈeɪ bəl[/t]] adj. lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act: unable to swim[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400 …
