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# capability

noun (a capability, capabilities)

«capability» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A capability is the ability or power to do something: «The robot has the capability to climb stairs». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capability/#m1)
2. Capabilities are the skills, tools or strength someone or something has. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capability/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and technology lessons machines and computers are compared by their capabilities. In reports and the formal exam voice it is a fancy way to say «what someone can do». Phrases: within your capabilities, beyond its capabilities.

### Examples

- This phone has the capability to take underwater photos. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capability/#x1)
- The new computer has amazing capabilities. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capability/#x2)
- Climbing that mountain is beyond my capability. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capability/#x3)
- The team showed their full capability in the final. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capability/#x4)
- We tested the robot's capabilities in class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capability/#x5)
- Owls have the capability to see in the dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capability/#x6)

### Note

Formal; at home people say «can» or «able to». Plural «capabilities». Adjective «capable» (capable of doing something).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «capability» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capability/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«capability» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/capability.html) on Mova free.