noun
1 skill/power to do sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ exceptional , extraordinary , great , outstanding , remarkable , uncanny
▪ inherent , innate , natural
▪
It's important to discover the natural abilities of each child.
▪ proven
▪ academic , acting , artistic , athletic , creative , intellectual , linguistic , mathematical , musical , psychic , reading , technical
▪ mental , physical
… OF ABILITY
▪ level
▪
She showed a high level of ~ as a runner.
VERB + ABILITY
▪ have , possess
▪ retain
▪ demonstrate , show
▪
Both players demonstrated their ~ to hit the ball hard.
▪ acquire , develop , enhance , improve
▪ lack
▪ lose
▪
I seem to have lost my ~ to attract clients.
▪ affect , hamper , hinder , impair , impede , limit , undermine
▪ appreciate , recognize
▪
Fox's abilities were soon recognized.
▪ doubt , question
▪ overestimate , underestimate
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
She showed great ~ in mathematics.
PHRASES
▪ to the best of your ~
▪
We will keep you informed to the best of our ~.
2 speed with which sb learns
ADJECTIVE
▪ high
▪
The school does nothing for children of high ~.
▪ limited , low
▪ average , mixed
▪
It is much more difficult to teach a mixed-ability class.
VERB + ABILITY
▪ assess , measure , test
ABILITY + NOUN
▪ level
▪ range
PHRASES
▪ a range of ~ , a range of abilities
▪
I taught a wide range of abilities.