capability

capability
[[t]ke͟ɪpəbɪ̱lɪti[/t]]
capabilities
1) N-VAR: with supp, oft adj N, N to-inf If you have the capability or the capabilities to do something, you have the ability or the qualities that are necessary to do it.

People experience differences in physical and mental capability depending on the time of day...

The standards set four years ago in Seoul will be far below the athletes' capabilities now.

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2) N-VAR: with supp, usu adj N, N to-inf A country's military capability is its ability to fight in a war.

Their military capability has gone down because their air force has proved not to be an effective force...

They have the capability to destroy the enemy in days rather than weeks.


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