Usable Meaning
/ˈjuː.zə.bəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCapable of being used.
adjEasy to use; exhibiting good usability.
Sentence Examples
His idea wasn't usable.
Is that machine still usable?
This road is only usable at night.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the technician fixed the laptop, it became fully ____ for work.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old factory building was no longer ____ because it did not meet the modern safety standards for workers today.
Word Origin & History
From Old French usable, from the verb user (“to use”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The late Professor Pat White was an outspoken critic. In his 1986 book Forgotten Railways, he dismissed as smoke and mirrors the oft-used argument that 33% of rail routes carried only 1% of the traffic, as it ignores the fact that a third of the national road network also only carried 2% of cars and lorries. But unlike rail, road got away with it because no mention was made of how much it cost the taxpayer to keep them usable."
— 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 53:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the technician fixed the laptop, it became fully ____ for work.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old factory building was no longer ____ because it did not meet the modern safety standards for workers today.