English

Noun

caber ‎(plural cabers)

1. A long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games.

Derived terms

• caber toss

Translations

Anagrams

• acerb, brace, cabre, cabré

Catalan

Verb

caber

1. Alternative form of cabre

Galician

Etymology

From Latin capere, present active infinitive of capiō ‎(“I take in, contain”)

Verb

caber ‎(first-person singular present caibo, first-person singular preterite couben, past participle cabido)

1. to fit (in something).
2. to hold or contain; to be capable of containing.
3. first-person singular personal infinitive of caber
4. third-person singular personal infinitive of caber

Conjugation

Occitan

Alternative forms

• caupre

Etymology

From Latin capere, present active infinitive of capiō ‎(“I take in, contain”)

Verb

caber

1. to fit (in)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin capere, present active infinitive of capiō ‎(“I take in, contain”). Compare Galician caber, Spanish caber.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ca‧ber

Verb

caber ‎(first-person singular present indicative caibo, past participle cabido)

1. (transitive with em) to fit, enter (in something, no matter if space or volume is left)

   Este tamanho não cabe em mim.‎

   This size doesn't fit me.

2. (transitive with em) to traverse, pass through or across (a way, path, opening etc. no matter if space is left)
3. (transitive with em) to hold; to be capable of containing

   Nesse auditório cabem duas mil pessoas.‎

   That auditorium holds two thousand people.

4. (transitive with a) to be responsible for; to be up to somebody

   Cabe a você fazer uma escolha.‎

   It's up to you to make a choice.

5. (transitive with a) to fall to, to win (a price)

   A cada um coube uma pequena parte.‎

   A small part was distributed to each person.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:caber.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to pass through): passar
• (to be responsible for): competir, pertencer
• (to fall to): calhar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin capere, present active infinitive of capiō ‎(“I take in, contain”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyé-, from the root *keh₂p- ‎(“to seize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [käˈβe̞ɾ]

Verb

caber ‎(first-person singular present quepo, first-person singular preterite cupe, past participle cabido)

1. (transitive) to fit, enter (in something, no matter if space or volume is left)

   Quise tomar prestados los pantalones de mi hermana pequeña, pero no me cabían.‎

   I wanted to borrow my little sister's trousers, but they didn't fit.

2. (transitive) to traverse, pass through or across (a way, path, door, hole, opening, mouth, orifice, etc., no matter if space is left)
3. (transitive) to be held or contained; to be capable of being contained (in something) or passed through (no matter if space or volume is left)
4. (transitive) to have, hold

   No os quepa duda...‎

   Make no mistake about it...

5. (transitive, figuratively) to be acceptable, accepted, permitted, permissible, allowable, etc.

Usage notes

• When something or somebody fits, in strict sense, into something, usually adverb justo, justamente or apenas is added.
• Always implies an active sense, i.e., subject always practices the action of this verb, in spite of some translations to English have a passive form.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (fit, enter): entrar
• (traverse, pass): pasar
• (be accepted): tener cabida

Related terms

• cabida
• capacidad
• captar

See also

• ajustar