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  1. 1. Lacking the necessary power, authority, or means; not able; incapable: unable to get to town without a car. 2. Lacking mental or physical capability or efficiency; incompetent: unable to walk. 3. Usage Problem Not susceptible to action or treatment: a project unable to be financed with government funds. See Usage Note at able.

  2. to not be able to do something: Some days he is unable to get out of bed. Fewer examples. The doctors are still unable to determine what is wrong. The police were unable to contain the fighting. They've been unable to sell their house. Rescuers have been unable to contact the remote village.

  3. Let us know if you're unable to come. They have been unable or unwilling to resolve the conflict. opposite able. Definition of unable adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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