ability
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1.0
- noun
- /əˈbɪləti/
:
capacidad
- Standard 13 - Students will develop the abilities to assess the impact of products and systems.
- cognitive ability
- reading ability
- student ability
Cleaners, they have the ability to change the story.
- Cleaners, they have the ability to change the story.
- God grants Moses the ability to see God's back.
- They don't have the ability to be joyous.
- He projects no confidence or ability or knowledge.
- So it's not about fast, it's about the ability to persist.
- They slow down people's ability to think through projects.
- They do not have the ability to feel remorse.
- We hire on their ability to do the job.
- Would you rather have the ability to walk through walls?
- We've always had the ability to to change our world.
- I think it's how people view their ability to go backwards.
- People don't lack, they lack the ability to follow through.
- This is just the ability to reverse a system.
- Do you mean that I've had this ability all the time?
Examples
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Research has found that a teacher's ability to identify student playing errors improves with experience.
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So he has the ability to raise money.
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I now have the ability to shape my world.
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Students with low confidence in their own musical ability are less likely to value music.
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Would you rather have the ability to walk through walls?
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Would you rather have the ability to never get tired or never get injured?
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Music literacy is more than the ability to read and write Western musical notation.
Academic text (2011) -
So it's not about fast, it's about the ability to persist.
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In its common usage, literacy refers to the ability to read, write, communicate, and understand language.
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Her ability to solve complex math problems impresses her teachers.
Synonyms
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1.0
Physical or mental strength to do something
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1.0
Ability to do something well because of practice or training
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1.2
An ability someone has naturally to do something well
585
1.8
A natural ability to do something well, like music or languages
473
3.6
Ability to do something or develop a skill
336
2.8
A skill or quality someone has that helps them do well
302
4.9
Special skill or knowledge in one area, for example law
227
3.5
The ability to do, feel, or understand something
69
4.1
Ability to do a task well because of skill and knowledge
52
6.1
Great skill in an activity like music or sport, often after practice
48
5.8
A natural mental power such as memory or imagination
42
4.2
A natural talent for learning or doing something well
39
4.1
The skills and knowledge needed to do something well
30
4.7
A high level of skill in a subject or activity gained through practice
25
4.2
An ability to do something easily and well
12
2.9
An ability someone is born with to do something well
11
3.7
The ability to think clearly and make decisions
8
3.4
A talent someone is born with that they do not learn
1
5.6
A high level of skill at doing something
The quality of having the skill or power to do something
The ability to do work and handle tasks well
A quality of being very good at doing something
High skill or knowledge in a specific area
Antonyms
Compounds
How Able
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ability is related to the word able and comes from the Latin root habere meaning 'to have' and the older form habilis meaning 'fit' or 'suitable'. So an ability is something you 'have' — a skill or power that lets you do something.