unable
Not able; lacking a certain abilityNot able; lacking a certain ability.
» Tom was unable to help me.
Tom war nicht imstande mir zu helfen. — wolfgangth
Том не мог мне помочь. — marafon
Том не зміг мені допомогти. — deniko
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1 sensesNot able; lacking a certain ability.
Are you unable to mind your own business or something?
unfähig, außerstanden
неспосо́бныйnesposóbnyj
(usually followed by ‘to’) lacking necessary physical or mental ability
Examples
717 sentencesTom was unable to help me.
Том не зміг мені допомогти. — deniko
ruТом не мог мне помочь. — marafon
deTom war nicht imstande mir zu helfen. — wolfgangth
I'm unable to help you today.
Я тобі сьогодні не зможу допомогти. — deniko
ruЯ не смогу помочь тебе сегодня. — fjay69
We were unable to follow his logic.
Ми не могли зрозуміти його логіку. — deniko
ruМы были не в состоянии понять его логику. — Lenin_1917
deWir konnten seiner Logik nicht folgen. — al_ex_an_der
Tom was unable to wake Mary up.
Том не зміг розбудити Мері. — deniko
ruТом не смог разбудить Мэри. — marafon
Tom was unable to complete the job.
Том не зміг закінчити роботу. — deniko
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English unable, unabel, unhable, unhabil, equivalent to un- + able.From Middle English unable, unabel, unhable, unhabil, equivalent to un- + able.
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Forms
unabler/more unable, unablest/most unable| Comparative | unabler / more unable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | unablest / most unable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- lacking in power or forcefulness:ineffectiveineffectual
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- was unable to
- unable to do
- unable to help
- would've been unable
- unable to attend
- unable to answer
- unable to read
- unable to get
- unable to speak
- unable to open
- unable to walk
- unable to buy