capability

«capability» in Mova's school dictionary: the ability or power to do something: «The robot has the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a capability, capabilities)

meaning for a pupil

1) A capability is the ability or power to do something: «The robot has the capability to climb stairs». tree →

2) Capabilities are the skills, tools or strength someone or something has. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and technology lessons machines and computers are compared by their capabilities. In reports and the formal exam voice it is a fancy way to say «what someone can do». Phrases: within your capabilities, beyond its capabilities.

examples

• This phone has the capability to take underwater photos. tree →
• The new computer has amazing capabilities. tree →
• Climbing that mountain is beyond my capability. tree →
• The team showed their full capability in the final. tree →
• We tested the robot's capabilities in class. tree →
• Owls have the capability to see in the dark. tree →

note

Formal; at home people say «can» or «able to». Plural «capabilities». Adjective «capable» (capable of doing something).

In the corpora

• A vivid example: "We degraded the enemy's capability" can mean "we bombed them and many people died".

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «capability» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.