talent
part of speech
noun (a talent, talents; talent — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) A talent is a natural ability to do something well, like singing, drawing or sport. tree →
2) Talent (uncountable) means people with such abilities: «new talent». tree →
3) A talent was a large weight of silver or gold used as money in ancient times. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school, a «talent show» lets pupils sing, dance, tell jokes or do tricks. Teachers say everyone has talents, and that practice grows skill: talent alone is not enough. In stories a hidden talent often surprises the reader. Phrases: «a talent for», «talent show», «natural talent», «hidden talent».
examples
- She has a talent for drawing. tree →
- Our school talent show is on Friday. tree →
- He showed real talent on the football pitch. tree →
- Everyone has different talents. tree →
- Talent helps, but practice matters most. tree →
- The coach is looking for new talent. tree →
- Juggling is my hidden talent. tree →
- His children inherited, for the most part, the distinguished talents of their father. tree →
note
Countable: «a talent for music»; uncountable for people: «a lot of talent». Adjective: talented. Myth: you either have talent or you don't — in fact skills improve a lot with practice.
In the corpora
- TV talent shows are edited to be dramatic, so harsh comments and tears are often shown more because they get more viewers.
- The servant who buried his talent said he was afraid of his master.
- Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels.
- Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
- And the brass of the offering was seventy talents and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «talent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.