practicable
adjective/ˈpræktɪkəbl/
/ˈpræktɪkəbl/
(formal)- able to be done; likely to be successful synonym feasible, workable
- at the earliest practicable opportunity
- You should report any such incident to your manager as soon as (is) practicable.
- The only practicable alternative is to postpone the meeting.
- Employers should provide a safe working environment, as far as is reasonably practicable.
- Working at night wasn’t a practicable proposition.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc2- The university should provide timely notification where practicable.
- We aim to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable, the discharge of pollutants.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- perfectly
- reasonably
- not very
- …
- as far as (is) practicable
- so far as (is) practicable
- as soon as (is) practicable
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French praticable, from pratiquer ‘put into practice’.Want to learn more?
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