compatible

Everyday

1. Able to work together with something else without problems (a charger compatible with your phone). tree →
2. (people) Able to live, work or get on together well because they are alike in some way. tree →
3. (medicine) Suitable to be given or put into someone's body without harm (a compatible blood type). tree →

In the lessons

In computing and technology, a game or app may be compatible only with certain consoles or phones. In friendships, compatible people get on well. In science and health, blood donors must have a compatible blood type. It tells the reader things fit together and work. Opposite: incompatible.

Examples

• Is this game compatible with my tablet? tree →
• The charger isn't compatible with the old phone. tree →
• My sister and I aren't very compatible on long car trips. tree →
• Blood for a transfusion must be a compatible type. tree →
• These two Lego sets are compatible, so you can mix them. tree →
• Their ideas were compatible, so they worked well together. tree →

Note

Spelled with -ible: compatible. Often used with «with». Opposite: incompatible. Noun: compatibility.