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# usable

adjective (usable; also spelled useable)

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

## Everyday

Usable means able to be used, or in a good enough state to be used. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usable/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used about tools, rooms, space, objects and data: «still usable», «usable space», «usable water». In maths problems it tells you how much can actually be used.

### Examples

- The old bike is rusty but still usable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usable/#x1)
- Only half of the paper was usable after the spill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usable/#x2)
- We cleared the shed to make it usable again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usable/#x3)
- The garden has 20 square metres of usable space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usable/#x4)
- Is this pencil usable, or is it too short? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usable/#x5)
- After the storm, the road was not usable for cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usable/#x6)

### Note

«Usable» is the usual spelling; «useable» is also seen. Not the same as «useful»: something can be usable but not useful for your task. In maths, «usable» parts are often total minus broken parts: 30 tiles, 4 cracked, 26 usable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «usable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«usable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/usable.html) on Mova free.