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{
"term": "unable",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "not having the skill, strength, time, knowledge, etc. to do something",
"sensetop": "unable to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a former soldier who has been **unable to find** work since the war ended"
},
{
"text": "They have been **unable or unwilling** to resolve the conflict."
},
{
"text": "I was **unable to attend** the meeting, but sent my apologies."
},
{
"text": "**Unable to get** a taxi, she heads for the bus stop."
},
{
"text": "His family were **unable to afford** the cost of the school uniform."
},
{
"text": "The company is losing money and is **unable to pay** its bills."
},
{
"text": "Ageing power stations may be **unable to cope with** ever-increasing demand for electricity."
},
{
"text": "He lay there, unable to move."
},
{
"text": "I tried to contact him but was unable to."
},
{
"text": "I am afraid I am unable to provide the information you have requested."
},
{
"text": "She was unable to hide her excitement."
},
{
"text": "Let us know if you’re unable to come."
},
{
"text": "The Minister **seems unable** to grasp this simple point."
},
{
"text": "Christine **feels unable** to confide in her fiancé."
},
{
"text": "The accident **left** him **unable** to walk."
},
{
"text": "He remained silent, unwilling or unable to say what was in his mind."
},
{
"text": "He seemed constitutionally unable to keep quiet."
},
{
"text": "He was considered unable to cope with the pressure of the job."
},
{
"text": "He went on, apparently unable to stop."
},
{
"text": "She found herself unable to meet his gaze."
},
{
"text": "The road was deemed unable to cope with increased traffic."
},
{
"text": "Ben is almost completely paralysed and unable to speak following a stroke."
},
{
"text": "The union has been unable to reach an agreement with the company."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
"adverb": ["completely", "quite", "totally"],
"phrases": ["unwilling or unable"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌnˈeɪbl/",
"audio": "un/unable/unable__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌnˈeɪbl/",
"audio": "un/unable/unable__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}