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# practicable

«practicable» in Mova's school dictionary: **Able to be done or put into practice successfully…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (formal)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Able to be done or put into practice successfully; possible in real life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practicable/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word in official and exam English: «as soon as practicable» means as soon as it can be done. It tells the reader a plan is realistic. Teachers or rules may say «where practicable» (when possible).

### examples

- Building a bridge here is not practicable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practicable/#x1)
- Please reply as soon as practicable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practicable/#x2)
- Is it practicable to walk to school every day? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practicable/#x3)
- The plan was clever but not practicable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practicable/#x4)
- Fire exits must be kept clear wherever practicable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practicable/#x5)
- The engineer looked for a practicable route over the mountain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practicable/#x6)

### note

Common confusion: «practicable» means can be done; «practical» means useful, sensible or hands-on (a practical person, practical work in science). Opposite: impracticable.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «practicable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practicable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.