🇬🇧 Enable meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To enable means to make it possible for someone or something to do something. If you enable a person, you give them what they need (like tools, help, or permission) so they can do it. If you enable a machine or a situation, you turn it on or set it up so that it can happen or work.

Putting on the superhero costume enabled me to feel brave enough to battle the world’s most dangerous enemy: my messy room.

Getting glasses enabled me to see the board clearly and also to notice how weird my own ears look.

Charging my tablet enabled it to work again, which enabled my parents to instantly remember my chores.

Learning to read enables you to understand the secret messages on cereal boxes at breakfast.

Practicing piano enabled my fingers to play songs instead of just poking random keys like confused spaghetti.

A small girl finds a cold key in the snow. The key can enable the lock. She can enable a red door to open. The open door can enable warm light to come in. The warm light can enable a dry seed to grow. The seed can enable a small green plant. She smiles and hugs the key.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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