unable

B1Frequent NGSL-2

UK /ʌnˈeɪbl/US /ʌnˈeɪbl/

Meaning

adjective

not having the skill, strength, time, knowledge, etc. to do something

“a former soldier who has been unable to find work since the war ended”

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“animals, and incomprehensible people, fighting senseless wars, dying of poverty and AIDS, unable to speak for themselves and waiting to be saved by a kind, white foreigner.”

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