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.

  3. President Jackson ably dodged the reporters' questions.

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

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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