How to Use "Able" with Example Sentences

able (adj): capable of doing something; good at doing something

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Used with verbs:

"I am able to go with you."
"He is able to come with me."
"They are able to go together."
(be: is/am/are)

"He seems able to do the work."
(seems, feels)

Used with adverbs:

"I am quite able to walk home alone."
(quite, perfectly)

"They are not financially able to buy a house yet."
(financially)

"The child is not mentally able to do something so difficult."
(mentally, physically)

"I was barely able to see the small letters."
(barely, hardly)

"If you get proper training, you will be better able to do the task."
(better, more)