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Moderateskill
The correct spelling is skill.
How to pronounce skill
/skɪl/
nounIPA: /skɪl/
Say it like: Ski-ll
The correct spelling is skill. Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.
- 2.Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.
- 3.Knowledge; understanding.
- 4.Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.
adjective
- 1.Great, excellent.
verb
- 1.To set apart; separate.
- 2.To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).
- 3.To know; to understand.
- 4.To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
- 5.To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
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