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fea·si·ble

 (fē′zə-bəl)
adj.
1. Capable of being accomplished or brought about; possible: a feasible plan. See Synonyms at possible.
2. Capable of being used or dealt with successfully: feasible new sources of energy.
3. Logical; likely: a feasible explanation.

[Middle English fesable, from Old French faisable, from faire, fais-, to do, from Latin facere; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

fea′si·bil′i·ty, fea′si·ble·ness n.
fea′si·bly adv.
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feasible

(ˈfiːzəbəl)
adj
1. able to be done or put into effect; possible
2. likely; probable: a feasible excuse.
[C15: from Anglo-French faisable, from faire to do, from Latin facere]
ˌfeasiˈbility, ˈfeasibleness n
ˈfeasibly adv
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fea•si•ble

(ˈfi zə bəl)

adj.
1. capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
2. likely: a feasible theory.
3. suitable: a road feasible for travel.
[1425–75; late Middle English feseable, faisible < Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of faire < Latin facere to do]
fea`si•bil′i•ty, n.
fea′si•bly, adv.
syn: See possible.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.feasible - capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they arefeasible - capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
possible - capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"
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feasible

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feasible

adjective
Capable of occurring or being done:
Idiom: within reach.
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Translations
مُمْكِن عَمَلُه أو تَحْقيقُهُيـُمْكِن القِيَامُ به
proveditelnýuskutečnitelný
muliggennemførlig
mahdollinen
izvediv
mögulegur, framkvæmanlegur
実行可能な
실행할 수 있는
galėjimas būti įvykdytamgalimas
iespējams
genomförbar
ซึ่งเป็นไปได้
uygulanabiliryapılabilir
khả thi

feasible

[ˈfiːzəbl] ADJ
1. (= practicable) [plan, suggestion] → factible, viable
to make sth feasibleposibilitar algo
2. (= likely) [story, theory] → posible, plausible
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

feasible

[ˈfiːzəbəl] adj
(= practicable) [project, plan] → faisable, réalisable
it is feasible to do sth → c'est possible de faire qch
(= believable, plausible) [story] → vraisemblable; [excuse] → plausible
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

feasible

adj
(= practicable)möglich, machbar; plan, proposition, alternativedurchführbar; routegangbar, möglich; economically feasiblewirtschaftlich machbar
(= plausible) excuse, story, theoryplausibel, wahrscheinlich
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feasible

[ˈfiːzəbl] adj
a. (practicable, plan, suggestion) → realizzabile, fattibile, attuabile
b. (likely, theory, explanation) → verosimile, credibile
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feasible

(ˈfiːzəbl) adjective
able to be done. a feasible solution to the problem.
feasiˈbility noun
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feasible

يـُمْكِن القِيَامُ به proveditelný mulig machbar εφικτός factible mahdollinen faisable izvediv fattibile 実行可能な 실행할 수 있는 uitvoerbaar gjennomførbar wykonalny viável осуществимый genomförbar ซึ่งเป็นไปได้ uygulanabilir khả thi 可行的
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feasible

a. posible, factible.
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When the folly as well as the uselessness of the adventure was pointed out to him, he contented himself with replying, "If the thing is feasible, the first to do it ought to be an Englishman."
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As the Russian stumbled on through the jungle toward the Mosula village there presently crystallized within his brain a plan which seemed more feasible than any that he had as yet considered.
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"That all appears feasible. But what will be done with regard to the prisoners upon the Place de Greve?"
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"To answer your question," said Professor Bumper, "I will say that I have made partial arrangements for men and animals, and boats if it is found feasible to use them.
But this was not judged feasible. The preparations must take their time, nothing could be properly ready till the third week were entered on, and for a few days they must be planning, proceeding and hoping in uncertaintyat the risk in her opinion, the great risk, of its being all in vain.
They did not care to take the trouble of disabusing him of his error, as they considered that since it did not in any way hurt his conscience it would be better to leave him in it, and they would have all the more amusement in listening to his simplicities; and so they bade him pray to God for his lord's health, as it was a very likely and a very feasible thing for him in course of time to come to be an emperor, as he said, or at least an archbishop or some other dignitary of equal rank.