"ability" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

ability sustantivo

sustantivo + ability

Kolokacji: 40

leadership ability • fighting ability • language ability • singing ability • ability of the United States • ...

ability + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 4

ability test • ability level • ability grouping • ability score

ability + verbo

Kolokacji: 86

ability allows • ability makes • ability depends • ability helps • ability gives • ...

verbo + ability

Kolokacji: 168

limit one's ability • demonstrate one's ability • use one's abilities • affect one's ability • know for one's ability • enhance one's ability • ...

colocaciones frecuentes

Kolokacji: 61

collocations grouped by meanings

Grup znaczeniowych: 29

(1) limit, restrict, inhibit, determine, choose, ...

Kolokacji: 9

(2) demonstrate, prove, show, reflect, indicate, ...

Kolokacji: 8

(3) use, utilize, maximize, strain, exploit

Kolokacji: 5

(4) affect, impress, pride, rob

Kolokacji: 4

(5) know, depend, recognize, rely, believe, ...

Kolokacji: 13

(6) enhance, increase, reduce, raise, strengthen, decrease, ...

Kolokacji: 19

(7) test, base, measure, assess, evaluate, ...

Kolokacji: 11

(8) interfere, preserve, protect, keep

Kolokacji: 4

(9) doubt, question, challenge

Kolokacji: 3

(10) undermine, destroy, weaken, eliminate, end

Kolokacji: 5

(11) praise, fight, promote

Kolokacji: 4

(12) compromise, differ

Kolokacji: 2

(13) note, discover, describe, reveal, cite, ...

Kolokacji: 12

(14) lack, possess, retain, include

Kolokacji: 5

(15) lie, relate, rest, compare

Kolokacji: 4

1. lie in one's ability = leżeć czyjś umiejętność lie in one's ability

2. relate to one's ability = dotyczyć czyjś umiejętność relate to one's ability

3. rest on one's ability = reszta na czyjś umiejętność rest on one's ability

4. compare one's ability = porównywać czyjś umiejętność compare one's ability

The Governor suggested the board also be directed to compare tax rates, the health of the local economy and a municipality's ability to pay for a new contract without hiking taxes.
Multiple case studies have been conducted to compare different sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) and their ability to predict sediment toxicity.
The spots feature the rhythm and blues musician Aaron Neville singing an upbeat ballad as stars compare their ability to fly with Northwest's.
One study compared the participants' ability to understand narrative in Hollywood versus experimental film, by measuring interpretational awareness.
So, you are comparing our ability to project force to Iran's?
Which isn't in any way to compare my ability to write to that of Sarah Hepola, only my ability to quit.
Jim Fregosi, the former major league manager who is now a scout, recently compared Irabu's ability to that of Clemens in his prime.
Nordic art specialists often compared Sarpaneva's ability to capture light along with its hues to looking through ice beneath the sea.
He was comparing our ability to think and act in a unified way with "the much more rigid compartmentalization of animal mind and behavior."
I'm about a 20 when it comes to doing that stuff," he said, comparing his musical ability to a golf handicap.

(16) hurt, damage, harm

Kolokacji: 3

(17) develop, gain, take, learn, come, ...

Kolokacji: 13

(18) lose, place, take, cast, lay, ...

Kolokacji: 7

(19) offer, provide, give, grant, leave

Kolokacji: 5

(20) display, exhibit, show

Kolokacji: 3

(21) threaten, explore

Kolokacji: 2

(22) admire, respect, appreciate, value

Kolokacji: 5

(23) require, explain, represent, say, call

Kolokacji: 5

(24) exceed, overwhelm

Kolokacji: 2

(25) worry, facilitate

Kolokacji: 2

(26) disrupt, block

Kolokacji: 2

(27) marvel, express, emphasize, highlight

Kolokacji: 6

(28) match, suit, couple

Kolokacji: 3

(29) hinge, tackle

Kolokacji: 2

adjetivo + ability

Kolokacji: 215

uncanny ability • unique ability • athletic ability • natural ability • cognitive ability • physical ability • mental ability • technical ability • ...

preposición + ability

Kolokacji: 29

of one's ability • in one's ability • for one's ability • on one's ability • to one's ability • ...

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