capable: (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet" capable, open, subject: possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation" capable: (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for; "no one believed her capable of murder" adequate_to(p), capable, equal_to(p), up_to(p): having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require" able, capable: have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"