Workable Meaning
/wˈɜrkəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCapable of functioning.
adjAble to be worked or fashioned
Sentence Examples
This solution is not workable in the long term.
I'm sure we can find a workable solution.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After rigorous testing, the engineers found the prototype to be ____ and ready for production.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager decided that the plan was no longer ____ because it would require much more time than the team had available today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English workable From work + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Penrhyn Quarry vertical-boilered 0-4-0 locomotive "George Henry," built by De Winton & Company in 1877. It is the last survivor of its class, and is still in workable condition."
— 1945 July and August, “The Penrhyn Railway and its Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 208, photo caption:
"The point was also made that the size and diversity of GWR's network and the number of services that are not capable of having reservations (Thames Valley, many branch lines, and so on) has meant a mandatory reservation system is not a workable system for them."
— 2021 January 27, Barry Doe, “Reservations on XC and GWR services”, in RAIL, number 923, page 58:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After rigorous testing, the engineers found the prototype to be ____ and ready for production.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager decided that the plan was no longer ____ because it would require much more time than the team had available today.