compatible

«compatible» in Mova's school dictionary: Able to work together with something else without… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (compatible; more compatible)

meaning for a pupil

1) Able to work together with something else without problems (a charger compatible with your phone). tree →

2) (people) Able to live, work or get on together well because they are alike in some way. tree →

3) (medicine) Suitable to be given or put into someone's body without harm (a compatible blood type). tree →

sense in the lessons

In computing and technology, a game or app may be compatible only with certain consoles or phones. In friendships, compatible people get on well. In science and health, blood donors must have a compatible blood type. It tells the reader things fit together and work. Opposite: incompatible.

examples

• Is this game compatible with my tablet? tree →
• The charger isn't compatible with the old phone. tree →
• My sister and I aren't very compatible on long car trips. tree →
• Blood for a transfusion must be a compatible type. tree →
• These two Lego sets are compatible, so you can mix them. tree →
• Their ideas were compatible, so they worked well together. tree →

note

Spelled with -ible: compatible. Often used with «with». Opposite: incompatible. Noun: compatibility.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «compatible» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.