Word Adjective
doable
adj.
B1 Intermediate US /ˈduəbəɫ/ UK /dˈuːəbəl/ doable
Definition
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.
Examples
“The project is difficult, but it is definitely doable.”
“We need to check if finishing the report by Friday is doable with our current staff.”
“While the initial proposal seemed overly ambitious, breaking the work into smaller phases made the entire transition much more doable for the department.”
Usage
Often follows a linking verb like 'be', 'seem', or 'look'.
Etymology
From Middle English doable, equivalent to do + -able.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Origin Middle English doable
Level B1 · Intermediate
Frequency Occasional
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