parable
That can easily be prepared or procuredThat can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.
» I'll explain by way of a parable.
Ich will es mit einem Gleichnis erklären. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.
The most parable and easy, and about which many are employed, is to teach a school, turn lecturer or curate […].
Examples
4 sentencesI'll explain by way of a parable.
deIch will es mit einem Gleichnis erklären. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Let me explain by way of a parable.
deIch will es mit einem Gleichnis erklären. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
The parable of the talents is one of my favorites.
The Khmer Rouge often used parables to justify their contradictory actions.
Origin
From Latin parābilis, from parāre (“to prepare, procure”).From Latin parābilis, from parāre (“to prepare, procure”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more parable, most parable| Comparative | more parable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most parable Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form