enable

verb (enable, enables, enabled, enabling)

«enable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To enable means to make it possible for someone or something to do something. tree →
To enable a setting on a computer or phone means to turn it on. tree →
(informal, disapproving) To enable someone can mean to help them keep doing something bad for them. tree →

In the lessons

In science and technology: lungs enable us to breathe; enable location on a tablet. In formal writing and exam questions: "This enables us to find the area." Phrases: enable someone to do, enable cookies, enabled by.

Examples

Glasses enable my grandad to read. tree →
Wings enable birds to fly. tree →
Enable Bluetooth to connect the speaker. tree →
The ramp enables wheelchair users to get in. tree →
Knowing the length and width enables you to find the area. tree →
Money from the fair enabled the school to buy books. tree →
“But 'tis the air which enables thee to breathe,” said the poet's voice. tree →

Note

Pattern: enable someone/something to + verb. Opposite: disable (turn off; stop working). Adjective: enabled. It is a little formal; in everyday talk say "let" or "help".

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «enable» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«enable» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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