enable
To make somebody ableTo make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
» The scholarship enabled him to study abroad.
Das Stipendium ermöglichte ihm ein Auslandsstudium.
Das Stipendium ermöglichte ihm, im Ausland zu studieren.
Meaning
7 sensesTo make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
To affirm; to make firm and strong.
To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
(jemanden) berechtigen, befähigen
дава́ть возмо́жностьdavátʹ vozmóžnostʹ, уполномо́чиватьupolnomóčivatʹ
To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
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anordnen
To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior.
His parents enabled him to go on buying drugs.
To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse.
To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
aktivieren, einschalten
активи́роватьaktivírovatʹ, включа́тьvključátʹ
активуватиaktyvuvaty, вмикатиvmykaty, включатиvključaty
- render capable or able for some task
Examples
134 sentencesThe scholarship enabled him to study abroad.
deDas Stipendium ermöglichte ihm ein Auslandsstudium.
The scholarship enabled her to study abroad.
deDas Stipendium ermöglichte ihr ein Auslandsstudium.
The prize money enabled me to go on a world cruise.
ruПризовые деньги позволили мне отправиться в путешествие вокруг света.
deDas Preisgeld ermöglichte es mir, eine Weltreise zu machen.
The new subway enables me to get to school in 20 minutes.
ruНовое метро позволяет мне добираться до школы за двадцать минут.
His intelligence and experience enabled him to deal with the trouble.
deAufgrund seines Wissens und seiner Erfahrung konnte er mit den Schwierigkeiten umgehen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English enablen, equivalent to en- + able.From Middle English enablen, equivalent to en- + able.
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Forms
enables, enabling, enabled, enabledSynonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle