adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an inherent/innate tendency (= one that you are born with, which will not change )
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When attacked, some people have an inherent tendency to fight back.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
ability
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The differences in organisation are said to be due to innate ability , and the kind of experience received.
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Luckily, she had an innate ability to quickly judge people-if they were honest, loyal, tricksters or leeches.
sense
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The Doctor appeared to have an innate sense of direction.
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Shaftesbury thought the opposite true: religion follows from, or is grounded in, man's innate sense of morality.
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A modest and sincere man, his indefatigable hard work and innate sense of justice made him popular with his workforce.
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He seldom stopped smiling and never lost his innate sense of fun.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Children have an innate curiosity about the physical world.