"ability" meaning in All languages combined

See ability on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [US] Audio: en-us-ability.ogg [US] Forms: ability [singular], abilities [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=abilities}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An ability is something that you can do.
    Sense id: simple-ability-en-noun-iO4C9Kqw
     
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "2": "abilities"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "abil‧i‧ty",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I have a very good reading ability."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An ability is something that you can do."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-ability.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ability"
}

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    {
      "form": "ability",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abilities",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "2": "abilities"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "abil‧i‧ty",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I have a very good reading ability."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An ability is something that you can do."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-ability.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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