- was incapable of
- was not capable of, could not bring himself to
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incapable — UK [ɪnˈkeɪpəb(ə)l] / US adjective 1) a) unable to do something incapable of: professors who seem incapable of any original thought incapable of doing something: The army was badly equipped, and incapable of offering serious resistance. The city s … English dictionary
incapable — in|ca|pa|ble [ ın keıpəbl ] adjective 1. ) incapable of unable to do something: professors who seem incapable of any original thought incapable of doing something: The army was badly equipped, and incapable of offering serious resistance. The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
incapable, unable — These words mean without the necessary power, capacity, or ability to perform some particular act. The speaker was incapable of making himself heard in the rear of the hall. The speaker was unable to make himself heard in the rear of the hall.… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
incapable — Unfit for work, or for the performance of a particular task, for want of physical strength, education, or mentality. Having physical or mental disability. Ineligible; disqualified. A statute which provided for certain action to be had upon the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
incapable — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ make sb, render sb ▪ … Collocations dictionary
incapable — [[t]ɪnke͟ɪpəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: v link ADJ of ing/n Someone who is incapable of doing something is unable to do it. She seemed incapable of taking decisions... He was a man incapable of violence. Ant: capable 2) ADJ An incapable person is weak or… … English dictionary
incapable — adjective 1) the job should never have been assigned to an incapable crew Syn: incompetent, inept, inadequate, lacking ability, not good enough, leaving much to be desired, inexpert, unskillful, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, feeble,… … Thesaurus of popular words
incapable — British very drunk The legal offence drunk and incapable applies to a drunkard who has lost physical control: She was so drunk, incapable isn t that the word they use...? (Theroux, 1976) The law accused a rowdy or violent drunkard … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
