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Collocations for capable - adj.

1. having a lot of skill

VERBS

be, seem
She seems very capable.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
highly
He has proved himself a highly capable manager.

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2. (capable of) able to do sth

VERBS

appear, be, feel, look, prove (yourself), seem
become
believe sb, consider sb
She could hardly believe him capable of such kindness.

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ADVERB

fully, more than (esp. BrE), perfectly, quite, well
She is more than capable of doing it herself.
barely, hardly (esp. BrE), scarcely (BrE)
He was barely capable of writing his own name.
reasonably (BrE)
clearly, obviously (esp. BrE)
potentially, theoretically
physically
He was not physically capable of climbing out of the window.

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Capable is used with these nouns:
finger, hand

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