skill
US /skɪl/
Definition
an ability that has been acquired by training
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Good communication is an important skill for every customer service worker.
Synonyms
- abilitythe quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
- competencethe quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
- expertiseskillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
Collocations
- Easy basic skilldescribing basic skill (a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use)
- Medium communication skills in businessdescribing communication skills in business (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
- Hard hone your negotiation skillsto hone your negotiation skills, meaning to sharpen with a hone
- Very Hard unmatched leadership skill setdescribing unmatched leadership skill set (of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g)
- Hard sharpen skillsto sharpen skills, meaning to make sharp or sharper
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.