Used in a Sentence

abilities

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for abilities.

Editorial note

We encourage you to practice your interviewing skills, so you can fully take advantage of your superior technical abilities.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The legal wherewithal to act.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of abilities gathered in one view.

noun

The legal wherewithal to act.

noun

(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.

noun

(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for abilities.

noun

The legal wherewithal to act.

noun

(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.

noun

(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.

noun

(uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.

Example sentences

1

We encourage you to practice your interviewing skills, so you can fully take advantage of your superior technical abilities.

2

Technology implementations by large tech companies are typically more indicative of their business intentions as opposed to their abilities.

3

How many people here would switch their current level of cognitive abilities for that of somebody who is mentally disabled?

4

So everyone is concentrating on the offensive abilities, because that's where the easy pickings are.

5

We don't hire often, and when we do, we value these qualities as much as technical abilities.

6

It's just the forces that be, my need versus their need, the economy, human nature, technological abilities.

7

I'm deluded enough in my own abilities to rationalize the reasons why you're making a huge mistake.

8

The book stacking and library work don't seem to sell your programming abilities.

9

I always an make earnest effort to learn and perform to the best of my abilities.

10

I sometimes feel, we tend to overestimate our abilities in understanding history and predicting future.

11

All of those things give a sense of perspective, and abilities to confer with partners and customers on a level that most technical folks don't understand.

12

We all have directly experienced only a tiny fraction of the world, yet we use our cognitive abilities to understand much more.

Quote examples

1

Choosing to make the main characters unusually rational is no worse a sin than making them the "prophesied heroes of destiny," or any of the other special abilities usually given to protagonists.

2

In my interpretation, the lesson is more open ended: "You can be happy if you've found your niche but what if your ambitions don't match your abilities?" Most of the people in the society of Brave New World are fabricated to fit in and are happy and even for those few that don't fit in, the Controllers send them to small communities were they can be.

3

Not being able to do the math, or the puzzles, or whatever, is not a "no hire" - it's a place to start talking about other strengths, abilities, interests, and potential contributions.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use abilities in a sentence?

We encourage you to practice your interviewing skills, so you can fully take advantage of your superior technical abilities.

What does abilities mean?

The legal wherewithal to act.

What part of speech is abilities?

abilities is commonly used as noun.