Meaning

1 senses
  1. In an able manner; with great ability.

    ably done, handled, planned, said

    fähig

    уме́лоumélo, ло́вкоlóvko, иску́сноiskúsno

More definitions
  • with competence; in a competent capable manner

Examples

4 sentences
  1. As head of the team I was ably assisted by him.

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  2. She ably handled the situation.

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  3. President Jackson ably dodged the reporters' questions.

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  4. She said he "ably" led responses to the Ebola and refugee crises and has been pushing needed reforms at the World Bank.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
with great ability:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
with great ability:

Origin

From Middle English abeliche, abelyche, abilliche, abliche; equivalent to able + -ly.

From Middle English abeliche, abelyche, abilliche, abliche; equivalent to able + -ly.

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Forms

more ably, most ably
Comparativemore ably Lesson
Superlativemost ably

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedable

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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