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If your diet is dialed in, you can train in a pretty subpar manner and still get passable results. On the other hand, if your training is fantastic but your diet is crap, you have a harder road ahead of you.
John Romaniello

Meaning of "passable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PASSABLE

passable  [ˈpɑːsəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PASSABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Passable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PASSABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of passable in the English dictionary

The first definition of passable in the dictionary is adequate, fair, or acceptable. Other definition of passable is capable of being passed or crossed. Passable is also valid for general circulation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PASSABLE


adducible
əˈdjuːsəbəl
conversable
kənˈvɜːsəbəl
forcible
ˈfɔːsəbəl
impassable
ɪmˈpɑːsəbəl
incoercible
ˌɪnkəʊˈɜːsəbəl
inducible
ɪnˈdjuːsəbəl
irreproducible
ˌɪrɪprəˈdjuːsəbəl
irreversible
ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsəbəl
leasable
ˈliːsəbəl
peaceable
ˈpiːsəbəl
reducible
rɪˈdjuːsəbəl
reimbursable
ˌriːɪmˈbɜːsəbəl
releasable
rɪˈliːsəbəl
reversible
rɪˈvɜːsəbəl
semisubmersible
ˌsɛmɪsəbˈmɜːsəbəl
submersible
səbˈmɜːsəbəl
surpassable
sɜːˈpɑːsəbəl
traversable
trəˈvɜːsəbəl
unpassable
ʌnˈpɑːsəbəl
unsurpassable
ˌʌnsəˈpɑːsəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PASSABLE

pass water
pass-the-parcel
pass-through
pass.
passableness
passably
passacaglia
passade
passado
passage
passage hawk
passage work
passager hawk
passageway
passalong
Passamaquoddy Bay
passament
passamezzo
passant
passata

WORDS THAT END LIKE PASSABLE

able
addressable
advisable
closable
collapsable
decomposable
disable
disposable
focusable
indispensable
inexcusable
kissable
licensable
processable
realisable
reusable
sable
unrecognisable
unusable
usable
utilisable

Synonyms and antonyms of passable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PASSABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «passable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of passable

Translation of «passable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PASSABLE

Find out the translation of passable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of passable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «passable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasable
570 millions of speakers

English

passable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रचलित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقبول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сносно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

razoável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চলনসই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boleh dilalui
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

befahrbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

まずまずの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무난 함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Passable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொருத்தமான வகையில் சுமாரான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçilebilir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zadowalający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стерпно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acceptabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βατός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

begaanbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ypperlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

akseptabel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of passable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSABLE»

The term «passable» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.424 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about passable

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2 QUOTES WITH «PASSABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word passable.
1
Bill Bruford
My harmony is passable but is usually made more eloquent at the hands of Steve Hamilton.
2
John Romaniello
If your diet is dialed in, you can train in a pretty subpar manner and still get passable results. On the other hand, if your training is fantastic but your diet is crap, you have a harder road ahead of you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PASSABLE»

Discover the use of passable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to passable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Advanced Studies of Fish Passage Through Culverts: ...
All other methods identified the culvert as a barrier even though observations showed fish movement through the culvert. One drawback to the 1-D and 3-D method is that for a given flow rate the methods give a passable or not passable result ...
Matthew David Blank, 2008
2
Bulletin
Passable . . Barely passable Passable . . Normal . . . Passable . . Barely passable Passable Barely passable Passable .... Normal Passable Normal Passable .... Normal Passable .... Barely passable Passable . . Normal . . . Passable . . Normal .
Vermont. State Board of Health, 1910
3
Congressional edition
On Tablas roads connect all pueblos and barrios, and for large distances are passable for horses and carabao sleds in both the dry and wet seasons. Most of the streams on this island are bridged. The road connecting Despujol and Odiongan ...
United States. Congress, 1904
4
The Magic Garden of George B. and Other Logic Puzzles
Problem 11 – Suppose that S is passable. Show that for any elements x and y, the following must be true: (a) S cannot contain both x and x . (b) If S contains x ∧ y, then it cannot contain either x or y . (c) If S contains x and y, then it cannot ...
Raymond Smullyan, 2007
5
Public Documents of the State of Wisconsin: Being the ...
Poor . . . . .. Clean Clean . . . . . .. Good . . . . . . .. Passable Nov. 8 Pleasant View Withee, R., 1. Not clean Good . . . . . . .. Good , , . . .. Not clean Not clean Good , _ _ . , , ,_ passable Nov. 8 Longwood Withee, I-L, 1. Not clean Good . . . . . . .. Poor .
Wisconsin, 1907
6
Language Education in China : Policy and Experience from ...
... Pronunciation Passable Passable Passable Passable Conversation Passable Passable Passable Passable Writing letters Passable Passable Passable Good Listening to Passable Passable Passable Passable news broadcasts Reading ...
Agnes S.L. Lam, 2005
7
Digarec Keynote-Lectures 2009/10
16. 17. 18. impassable, obscured impassable, visible (irreversible, contingent) impassable, visible (irreversible, non-contingent) impassable, visible (reversible, contingent) impassable, visible (reversible, non-contingent) passable ( irreversible, ...
Stephan Günzel, 2011
8
War Expenditures: Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 4 ...
Passable 11 Do. g Da 1 Do. 17 Do, 1 Do. 2 Do. 26 Adulterated. 3 Passable ISO Do. 12 Do. 19 Do. 2 Adulterated. 7 Passable. 3 Do. 4 Do. 2 Do. 510 Do. 21 Adulterated. 238 Passable. 4 Do. 1,945 Adulterated. 4 Passable. 940 Do. 860 Do .
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, 1921
9
Marginal Situation Ils 112
Coloured fieldworkers had observed a significantly higher proportion of persons whom they rated as passable as White, than did the White fieldworkers, (2 X 2 chi -square = 7-47; P = < -01)' and one Coloured fieldworker in particular who was ...
H. E. Dickie-Clark, 2013
10
Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Khandesh
The Satpuda passes, beginning from the west, are AmlibAri, leading from Amli towards Dhadgaon and the Kathi state, passable for laden bullocks, elephants, and camels ; SAvarbAri and SingpurbAri, from Savargaon and Singpur below the  ...
‎1880

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PASSABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term passable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Buccaneers Fantasy Preview
I'm not bullish on Jackson regaining difference-making fantasy form, but am viewing him as a passable WR3 this year. Jackson offers ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
2
Arizona Cardinals have okayest quarterback in Carson Palmer
This was a team that won through phenomenal defense and a passable offense. If Palmer stayed healthy, who knows the damage the ... «Revenge of the Birds, Jul 15»
3
Orlando Magic Acquire Miami Heat Guard Shabazz Napier
In terms of three-point shooting, Napier is merely passable at 36.4 percent. There is suggestion he could be a better marksman evidenced by ... «Orlando Magic Daily, Jul 15»
4
Water main break shuts down part of Rutledge Avenue
Officials said at noon that standing water on several of the side streets had been cleared, and traffic is passable. Water officials are at the scene, ... «ABC NEWS 4, Jul 15»
5
Wallabies DIY player ratings: Australia vs Argentina
Was passable in patches, but not up to standard in a squad of such depth. 5. Performed his role without anything really noticeable happening. «The Roar, Jul 15»
6
Carmanah is an uplifting experience
... jobs could be channelled into the emerging eco-tourist economy by helping secure passable access to world-class sites such as Carmanah, ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
7
Worldview: Don't sink the Iran deal - try to make it better
Here's the bottom line on the Iran nuclear pact: Whether you like it or hate it, or feel as I do - that it's barely passable but U.S. negotiators could ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
8
Rise of the lesser associates
... class, while, with his low slingy action and dangerous yorker, Munis Ansari provided a highly passable Lasith Malinga impersonation. «Wisden India, Jul 15»
9
REVIEW: Can The Ford Mustang's EcoBoost Motor Hang With The …
... to make them passable. Volkswagen, for instance, has a fantastic four-cylinder in the all-new Golf GTI. Ford's 2.3-liter EcoBoost is far from it. «AutoSpies.com, Jul 15»
10
5 Flights Up
The effort feels like a passable rental at best. This film is often dull but is sporadically interesting enough to watch once. The Blu-ray: ... «DVD Talk, Jul 15»

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