caber
Meanings
Verb
1. to fit, enter (to be able to be contained (by something; regardless of whether space or volume remains)) (transitive)
2. to traverse, pass through or across (a way, path, door, hole, opening, mouth, orifice, etc.) (transitive)
3. to be held or contained (to be held inside (something) or passed through (regardless of whether space or volume remains)) (transitive)
4. to have, hold, should be (in certain phrases) (transitive, intransitive)
5. to be acceptable, accepted, permitted, permissible, allowable, etc. (transitive, figuratively)
6. to take (archaic)
7. to understand (archaic)
8. to be possible
Examples64
No os quepa duda...
Do not have any doubt about...
No cabe comparación entre las dos cosas.
The two things aren't comparable.
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 me.
¿Piensas que todo cabe?
Do you think everything will fit?
¿Pensáis que todo cabe?
Do you think everything will fit?
¿Tú crees que cabrá aquí?
Do you think it will fit here?