Definition of capable

• (usually followed by `of) having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"
• 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"
• (followed by `of) having the temperament or inclination for; "no one believed her capable of murder"