PROWESS


Meaning of PROWESS in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ academic , athletic , intellectual , manufacturing , military , physical , sexual , sporting ( esp. BrE ), technical , technological , etc.

VERB + PROWESS

▪ demonstrate , display , show

a parade aimed at demonstrating the country's military ~

▪ boast about , boast of

▪ prove

He proved his athletic ~ with two convincing wins.

▪ match

His academic performance does not match his athletic ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ as

He boasted of his ~ as a lover.

▪ ~ at

her ~ at tennis

▪ ~ in

The Gurkhas are famed for their ~ in battle.

▪ ~ with

Singh demonstrated his ~ with the bat last season.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .