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unable

adjective

un·​able ˌən-ˈā-bəl How to pronounce unable (audio)
: not able : incapable: such as

Example Sentences

I was unable to afford the trip. He was unable to play tennis after the injury.
Recent Examples on the Web However, the shop’s Japanese vendors have been unable to return in person—until now. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, outside linebacker Tyus Bowser and running back Gus Edwards will miss at least the first four games after being placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list. Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2022 In addition to the inactives, the Dolphins are without starting cornerback Byron Jones for at least the first four games of the season on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list, recovering from offseason lower left leg surgery. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022 Some patients have struggled with long covid for more than two years and have been unable to return to work or resume their prepandemic way of life. Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2022 Some patients have struggled with long covid for more than two years and have been unable to return to work or resume their pre-pandemic way of life. Joel Achenbach And Lena H. Sun, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 But in a way, the odyssey to get to this point has been even more arduous - an at-times painful path that shows how Washington works, and, ironically, why NASA has been unable to return to the moon since the last of the Apollo missions 50 years ago. BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Ukrainians may be unable to return to their home country for years to come. Cathrine Brun, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2022 Years after his family fled Kuwait, and unable to return home to Palestine, Mo’s now an affable hustler selling designer replicas out of his trunk while juggling jobs that will look past his lack of U.S. citizenship. Caroline Framke, Variety, 24 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unable was in the 14th century

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