"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

1. use one's abilities = używać czyjś umiejętności use one's abilities

use one's ability, use abilities

2. utilize one's abilities = wykorzystywać czyjś umiejętności utilize one's abilities

3. maximize one's ability = maksymalizować czyjś umiejętność maximize one's ability

4. strain one's ability = obciążenie czyjś umiejętność strain one's ability

However, significant population growth has strained the government's ability to finance further improvements in the country's standard of living.
But economic problems have strained Sweden's ability to maintain, let alone improve, the standard of living.
We don't want you to have to strain your acting ability tomorrow.
The Government said the surge strained its ability to process applications and to care for arrivals.
And the contingency cuts "may strain the city's ability to provide essential services," it said.
All this has greatly strained governments' ability to help.
That $5.4 billion payment will strain Westinghouse's ability to borrow.
Even in a country accustomed to violence and war, the coordinated campaign has strained people's ability to cope.
The thin margins also strain the company's ability to develop new products and features.
"If they continue to increase, it's going to strain our ability to handle them."

5. exploit one's abilities = wykorzystywać czyjś umiejętności exploit one's abilities

(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

(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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