ability
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
abilities
plural
abilities
Britannica Dictionary definition of ABILITY
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the power or skill to do something
— often followed by to + verb
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a young woman with many remarkable musical/artistic/athletic abilities
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a teacher with an ability to inspire his students
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Does he have the ability [=authority] to fire employees?
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a writer's ability [=capability, capacity] to interest readers
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a young woman of great musical/artistic/athletic ability
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She has shown some ability with foreign languages.
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He always works to the best of his ability. [=as well as he can]
