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ability — I noun ableness, adaptability, adeptness, adequacy, aptitude, aptness, capability, capacity, competence, competency, enablement, facultas, faculty, fitness, fittedness, ingenium, mastership, mastery, potentiality, potestas, proficiency, prowess,… … Law dictionary
perform — per‧form [pəˈfɔːm ǁ pərˈfɔːrm] verb 1. [transitive] to do work, carry out a duty, task etc: • It takes a highly skilled mechanic to perform repairs on this car. • Symbols across the top of the screen let a user click a mouse button to perform… … Financial and business terms
ability — ability, capacity, capability are often confused in use. Ability primarily denotes the quality or character of being able (as to do or perform) and is applied chiefly to human beings. Capacity in its corresponding sense means the power or more… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Ability — A*bil i*ty ([.a]*b[i^]l [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Abilities} ([.a]*b[i^]l [i^]*t[i^]z). [F. habilet[ e], earlier spelling habilit[ e] (with silent h), L. habilitas aptitude, ability, fr. habilis apt. See {Able}.] The quality or state of being able;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ability — [n1] power to act, perform aptitude, capability, capacity, competence, competency, comprehension, dexterity, endowment, facility, faculty, intelligence, might, potentiality, qualification, resourcefulness, skill, strength, talent, understanding;… … New thesaurus
perform — performable, adj. performer, n. /peuhr fawrm /, v.t. 1. to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles. 2. to go through or execute in the proper, customary, or established manner: to perform the marriage ceremony. 3. to carry into effect;… … Universalium
perform — per•form [[t]pərˈfɔrm[/t]] v. t. 1) to carry out; execute; do: to perform surgery[/ex] 2) to execute in the proper, customary, or established manner: to perform a marriage ceremony[/ex] 3) to carry into effect; fulfill: to perform a contract[/ex] … From formal English to slang
perform — /pəˈfɔm / (say puh fawm) verb (t) 1. to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles. 2. to go through or execute in due form: to perform a ceremony. 3. to carry into effect; fulfil. 4. to act (a play, a part, etc.), as on the stage. 5. to render… …
ability — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. power, skill, competency, capacity, capability, aptitude, faculty, talent (inf.), know how; what it takes (si). Ant., inability, incompetency. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Capacity to act] Syn. aptitude,… … English dictionary for students
ability — The power to perform a mental or physical task either before or after training. Social psychologists usually distinguish ability from aptitude, the natural ability to acquire or learn a body of knowledge, sometimes measured by an aptitude test.… … Dictionary of sociology
