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doable

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈduəbəɫ// UK //dˈuːəbəl// doable Informal

adj. possible to do or achieve. You use this when a task seems realistic and you have enough time or money to finish it.

adj. capable of being performed or accomplished; feasible. Typically used in spoken or casual written contexts.


SIMPLE

The project is difficult, but it is definitely doable.

CONTEXTUAL

We need to check if finishing the report by Friday is doable with our current staff.

COMPLEX

While the initial proposal seemed overly ambitious, breaking the work into smaller phases made the entire transition much more doable for the department.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English doable, equivalent to do + -able.

Usage

Often follows a linking verb like 'be', 'seem', or 'look'.

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