to be unable to do something

  • 1unable to do something — formal phrase not able to do something In ordinary speech can’t do something is the more usual way of saying this Some of the children were unable to read or write. feel unable to do something: Many teenagers feel unable to talk to their parents… …

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  • 2unable to do something — formal not able to do something. In ordinary speech can t do something is the more usual way of saying this Some of the children were unable to read or write. feel unable to do something: Many teenagers feel unable to talk to their parents about… …

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  • 3be unable to believe something — be unable (or hardly able) to believe something be amazed by something I couldn t believe what was happening | Clarke could hardly believe his luck as he put the ball into the empty net …

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  • 4unable — un|a|ble [ ʌn eıbl ] adjective *** unable to do something FORMAL not able to do something. In ordinary speech can t do something is the more usual way of saying this: Some of the children were unable to read or write. feel unable to do something …

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  • 5unable — [[t]ʌne͟ɪb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ: v link ADJ to inf If you are unable to do something, it is impossible for you to do it, for example because you do not have the necessary skill or knowledge, or because you do not have enough time or money. The… …

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  • 6unable */*/*/ — UK [ʌnˈeɪb(ə)l] / US adjective unable to do something …

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  • 9unable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking the skill, means, or opportunity to do something …

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  • 10unable — [un ā′bəl] adj. 1. not able; lacking the ability, means, or power to do something 2. incompetent 3. helpless; feeble …

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