unable

Adjektiv

1. 1

   Not able; lacking a certain ability.

   Are you unable to mind your own business or something?

   Fulham switched off as Giggs took a quick corner to Valencia. He played it back to Giggs, whose cross was headed in by Nani with the lurking Rooney unable to add a touch.

   Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul.

   The train operating company owning group warned in early December that it was unable to publish its results for the year to July 3 2021, following an investigation into the running of Southeastern, which was stripped of its franchise in October [...].

Interjektion

1. 1

   Indicating that a requested course of action is not possible to carry out.

   "November three seven kilo, climb and maintain twelve thousand." "Unable, we have pressurization problems. Maintaining nine thousand."

Verb

1. 1

   To render unable; to disable.

Formen

Komparativ

unabler, more unable

Superlativ

unablest, most unable

Präteritum

unabled

Partizip II

unabled

Partizip I

unabling

3. Person Singular

unables