skill
/skɪl/ verb C1- To set apart; separate.
- To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
- To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
- To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.
He/she/it skills · Past skilled · Past participle skilled · -ing form skilling
Verb forms
- Base form
- skill
- He/she/it
- skills
- Past
- skilled
- Past participle
- skilled
- -ing form
- skilling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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All the Jungle-People admire us for our skill and our cunning.
I have some skill in these [he held out his hands], and if ever thou art in a trap, I may pay the debt which I owe to thee, to Bagheera, and to Baloo, here.
The last squire dragged out his existence there, living the horrible life of an aristocratic pauper; but his only son, my stepfather, seeing that he must adapt himself to the new conditions, obtained an advance from a relative, which enabled him to take a medical degree and went out to Calcutta, where, by his professional skill and his force of character, he established a large practice.
Now, to “walk” board fences requires more skill and steadiness of head and heel than one might suppose who has never tried it.
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