B1adjective · common

stable

sta·ble

stable · stabler · stablest

стабільний

стабильный

dauerhaft, stabil

Relatively unchanging, steady, permanentRelatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.

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/ˈsteɪ.bəl/

» Prices have been stable for the past three years.

Последние три года цены были стабильными.

Ціни були стабільними протягом останніх трьох років.

Meaning

4 senses

Relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
He was in a stable relationship.
His income of £10000 per month was stable for a healthy living.
stabil, dauerhaft
стаби́льныйstabílʹnyj
стабі́льнийstabílʹnyj
Of software: established to be relatively free of bugs, as opposed to a beta version.
You should download the 1.9 version of that video editing software: it is the latest stable version. The newer beta version has some bugs.
That maintains the relative order of items that compare as equal.
Eventually satisfying the identity IM_n=M_n+1.

More definitions

maintaining equilibrium
not taking part readily in chemical change
firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation
resistant to change of position or condition

Examples

204 sentences

Prices have been stable for the past three years.
Ціни були стабільними протягом останніх трьох років. — ascolto
ruПоследние три года цены были стабильными. — odexed
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It's too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Після бійки кулаками не махають. — Ahha
ruПосле драки кулаками не машут. — marafon
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Tom is stable.
Том стабільний. — deniko
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Tom is in a stable condition.
ruТом находится в стабильном состоянии. — astru
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Tom is now in stable condition.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

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Русский

By meaning 1

relatively unchanging:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

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Origin

From Middle English stable, from Anglo-Norman stable, stabel, from Latin stabilis (“firm,

From Middle English stable, from Anglo-Norman stable, stabel, from Latin stabilis (“firm, steadfast”) (itself from stare (“stand”) + -abilis (“able”)). Displaced native Old English staþolfæst.

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