viable
Able to live on its ownAble to live on its own (as for a newborn).
» Tom didn't think his boss's plan was a viable one.
Meaning
4 sensesAble to live on its own (as for a newborn).
lebensfähig
жизнеспосо́бныйžiznesposóbnyj
життєзда́тнийžyttjezdátnyj
Able to be done, possible, practicable, feasible.
a viable option
machbar
возмо́жныйvozmóžnyj, осуществи́мыйosuščestvímyj
Capable of working successfully
Able to live and develop.
überlebensfähig, lebensfähig, entwicklungsfähig
- capable of life or normal growth and development
- capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
Examples
20 sentencesTom didn't think his boss's plan was a viable one.
Tom didn't think that his boss's plan was a viable one.
Despite not thinking the project was viable, they decided to go ahead with it.
Tom is a viable candidate.
We need a more viable solution.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from French viable (further from Latin vīta), with semantic influence of Latin viBorrowed from French viable (further from Latin vīta), with semantic influence of Latin viābilis (“passable”).
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Forms
more viable, most viable| Comparative | more viable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most viable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are:feasibleexecutablepracticableworkable
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form