Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

    außerstand setzen, außerstande setzen, außer Stand setzen

    де́лать неспосо́бнымdélatʹ nesposóbnym

  2. To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.

    Falling off the horse disabled him.

    behindern

    кале́читьkaléčitʹ, покале́читьpokaléčitʹ

  3. To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

    The pilot had to disable the autopilot of his airplane.

    deaktivieren, abschalten

    деактиви́роватьdeaktivírovatʹ, отключа́тьotključátʹ, выключа́тьvyključátʹ

    деактивуватиdeaktyvuvaty, вимикатиvymykaty, відключатиvidključaty

More definitions
  • injure permanently
  • make unable to perform a certain action

Examples

99 sentences

  1. I really enjoy helping disabled people.

    ruЯ получаю настоящее удовольствие, помогая нетрудоспособным людям.

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  2. Did you know Tom was disabled?

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  3. Tom is disabled and unable to work.

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  4. Tom is partly disabled.

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  5. That poor lady is disabled.

    ruЭта бедная женщина - инвалид.

    deDiese arme Dame ist behindert.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device:
Русский
By meaning 3
to render unable; to take away the ability:
to impair the physical or mental abilities of:
to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to render unable; to take away the ability:
to impair the physical or mental abilities of:
to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device:

Forms

disables, disabling, disabled, disabled
Base formdisable · to disable
3rd person singulardisables
Present participledisabling
Past simpledisabled
Past participledisabled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydisable
he, she, itdisables

Past simpleLesson

all personsdisabled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave disabled
he, she, ithas disabled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill disable

Synonyms

8 synonyms
unableB1crippleB2deactivatedisenableinvalidincapacitate
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms
enableB1capacitatere-enable

Word family

9 related words
RelatedattackA2disablement
DeriveddisabilityB1disableabledisablenessdisablerdisablismdisablistredisable

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dirtyA1disabilityB1disadvantageA2disadvantageousdisagreeA2
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