caber.
to fit, enter (to be able to be contained (by something; regardless of whether space or volume remains))
Meaning & usage
to fit, enter (to be able to be contained (by something; regardless of whether space or volume remains))
Quise tomar prestados los pantalones de mi hermana pequeña, pero no me cabían.
to traverse, pass through or across (a way, path, door, hole, opening, mouth, orifice, etc.)
to be held or contained (to be held inside (something) or passed through (regardless of whether space or volume remains))
to have, hold, should be (in certain phrases)
No os quepa duda...
Cabe señalar que...
to be acceptable, accepted, permitted, permissible, allowable, etc.
to take
to understand
to be possible
Cabe eso.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Spanish caber, from Latin capiō, capere (“take, hold, contain”), from Proto-Italic *kapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *kap- (“to seize, grab”). Compare English have, capture, catch and chase. See also Spanish cazar, cachar. The 1st person singular of the present reflects an original */ˈkai̯po/, through metathesis from Latin capiō (compare Portuguese caibo). Similarly the preterite continues */ˈkau̯pi/, metathesis of a Vulgar Latin perfect stem *capuī (compare Portuguese coube).
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