incapable
Not capable; unableNot capable (of doing something); unable.
» The child was incapable of understanding his father's death.
Das Kind war außerstande, den Tod seines Vaters zu begreifen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ребёнок был не в состоянии понять смерть его отца. — shanghainese
Дитина була нездатна зрозуміти смерть свого батька. — rmdas
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesNot capable (of doing something); unable.
A pint glass is incapable of holding more than a pint of liquid.
I consider him incapable of dishonesty.
Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.
incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or injury
- not meeting requirements
- (followed by ‘of’) lacking capacity or ability
- (followed by ‘of’) not having the temperament or inclination for
- not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by ‘of’)
Examples
67 sentencesThe child was incapable of understanding his father's death.
Дитина була нездатна зрозуміти смерть свого батька. — rmdas
ruРебёнок был не в состоянии понять смерть его отца. — shanghainese
deDas Kind war außerstande, den Tod seines Vaters zu begreifen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is incapable of doing that.
Tom was incapable of doing that.
deTom war unfähig, das zu tun. — Naina
He is incapable of telling a lie.
ruОн не способен лгать. — Lenin_1917
deEr ist unfähig zu lügen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She is incapable of doing anything alone.
deSie vermag nichts allein zu tun. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Middle French incapable, equivalent to in- + capable.Borrowed from Middle French incapable, equivalent to in- + capable.
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Forms
more incapable, most incapable| Comparative | more incapable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most incapable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- not meeting requirements:incompetentunequal to
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.