stable

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsteɪbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsteɪbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stā′bəl)

Inflections of 'stable' (adj):
stabler
adj comparative
stablest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'stable' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
stables
v 3rd person singular
stabling
v pres p
stabled
v past
stabled
v past p

Collocations for "stable"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "stable" in context.

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stable

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. a stable [platform, scaffolding, ladder, foundation]
  2. this [ladder, chair] is not stable
  3. stable [democracy, leadership, government, economy, business]
  4. a stable [classroom, home] environment
  5. [brought up, raised] in a stable [environment, home]
  6. had a stable environment growing up
  7. [was, grew up] in a stable [place, environment, surrounding]
  8. [has, earns, makes] a stable income
  9. stable [earnings, returns, profits]
  10. is a stable [investment, currency]
  11. the [victim, patient] is in a stable condition
  12. critical [yet, but] stable
  13. is [reporting, making] stable progress
  14. [has reached, is at] a stable level
  15. is a stable influence on
  16. [is in, is looking for, has] a stable (and loving) relationship
  17. a stable [version, release] of
n
  1. the horses in the stable
  2. a stable full of horses
  3. [clean, muck] out the stable
  4. led the horses [out of, into] the stable
  5. [the, one] horse bolted out of the stable
  6. the agent's stable of [players, actors, stars]
  7. the [athletes, players] are from the same stable
v
  1. stable the [horses, ponies, animals]
  2. the [horses] are stabled [at night, permanently, on the farm]
n as adj
  1. a stable [hand, boy, worker, manager]
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'stable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
roof - element - health - horse - pick - patient - critical - cash - climate - economy - employer - lad - barn - groom - ramp - connection

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