1 [sing.] ~ to do sth the fact that sb/sth is able to do sth:
The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time. * Everyone has the right to good medical care regardless of their ability to pay. * A gentle form of exercise will increase your ability to relax.
OPPINABILITY
2 [C,U] a level of skill or intelligence:
Almost everyone has some musical ability. * He was a man of extraordinary abilities. * students of mixed abilities * A woman of her ability will easily find a job. * I try to do my job to the best of my ability (= as well as I can).
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for ability is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is ability a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, ability is tagged as noun.
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