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How to pronounce “able”

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Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of able with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: International Women's Day 2019being able to sell out across the world
Definition summary: Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

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How to pronounce able

International Women's Day 2019

being able to sell out across the world

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[Adjective]
Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
(law) Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
(nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman. [First attested in the late 18th century.]
(obsolete, dialectal) Having the physical strength; robust; healthy. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
(obsolete) Easy to use. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18th century.]
(obsolete) Suitable; competent. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18th century.]
(obsolete, dialectal) Liable to. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
(obsolete) Rich; well-to-do. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 19th century.]
[Verb]
(transitive, obsolete) To make ready. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 16th century.]
(transitive, obsolete) To make capable; to enable. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 19th century.]
(transitive, obsolete) To dress. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 15th century.]
(transitive, obsolete) To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17th century.]
(transitive, obsolete) To vouch for; to guarantee. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 17th century.]
present participle and gerund of can
[Noun]
(military) The letter "A" in Navy Phonetic Alphabet.

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How to pronounce “able”

Pronunciation guide for able

How to pronounce able

Example Sentences

being able to sell out across the world

the phone will be able to tell the SPHERE

Thanks for the opportunity to be able to share

There's also just what I like to call unconquerable dignity

be able to be put in a single computational power.

suitable for all ages.

So I don't know if we'll be able to train a little bit,

and being able to not fall down--

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