B2 noun Neutral

enable

/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/

To provide someone with the means, authority, or opportunity to do something. It also means to make a process or a system possible or operational.

Beispiele

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1

The new kitchen gadgets enable her to cook complex meals much faster.

The new tools allow her to prepare difficult dishes more quickly.

2

The grant was designed to enable the university to build a new research facility.

The funding was intended to allow the school to construct a new lab.

3

This shortcut will enable you to skip the long intro in the video game.

This trick helps you bypass the long opening sequence.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
enablement
Verb
enable
Adjektiv
enabling
Verwandt
enabler
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Merkhilfe

Look at the word: En + Able. The prefix 'en-' means 'to make'. So, 'enable' literally means 'to make able'.

Schnelles Quiz

The new scholarship will _______ students from low-income families to attend university.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: enable

Beispiele

1

The new kitchen gadgets enable her to cook complex meals much faster.

everyday

The new tools allow her to prepare difficult dishes more quickly.

2

The grant was designed to enable the university to build a new research facility.

formal

The funding was intended to allow the school to construct a new lab.

3

This shortcut will enable you to skip the long intro in the video game.

informal

This trick helps you bypass the long opening sequence.

4

Advanced algorithms enable the software to predict market trends with high accuracy.

academic

Complex math allows the program to forecast economic shifts precisely.

5

Our cloud solutions enable remote teams to collaborate in real-time.

business

Our online tools allow distant employees to work together instantly.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
enablement
Verb
enable
Adjektiv
enabling
Verwandt
enabler

Häufige Kollokationen

enable someone to do something to provide someone with the ability to perform an action
enable growth to make development or expansion possible
enable access to provide a way to reach or enter something
highly enabling providing a lot of support or resources
enable a feature to turn on a specific function in a program

Häufige Phrasen

enable the way

to clear obstacles to allow progress

enabling environment

a situation that makes it easy for something to happen

tech-enabled

supported or made possible by technology

Wird oft verwechselt mit

enable vs allow

'Allow' focuses on permission (giving the 'OK'), whereas 'enable' focuses on capacity or providing the tools to succeed.

enable vs enabler

While 'enable' is usually positive, 'enabler' is often used negatively in psychology to describe someone who inadvertently helps someone continue a self-destructive habit.

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Nutzungshinweise

The most common grammatical structure is 'enable + object + to-infinitive'. It is frequently used in technical, business, and academic contexts to describe how one thing makes another thing possible.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often forget the 'to' in the infinitive. For example, they might say 'enable him do' instead of the correct 'enable him to do'.

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Merkhilfe

Look at the word: En + Able. The prefix 'en-' means 'to make'. So, 'enable' literally means 'to make able'.

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Wortherkunft

From the Middle English prefix 'en-' (meaning to cause to be) and the adjective 'able'.

Grammatikmuster

Verb + Object + to + Infinitive Present participle used as an adjective (enabling) Can be used in passive voice (is enabled by)
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Kultureller Kontext

In the technology sector, 'enable' is the standard term for activating a setting or feature on a device or software.

Schnelles Quiz

The new scholarship will _______ students from low-income families to attend university.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: enable

Verwandte Redewendungen

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