SKILL Definition & Meaning

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skill

[ skil ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well:
Carpentry was one of his many skills.
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competent excellence in performance; expertness; dexterity:
The dancers performed with skill.
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a craft, trade, or job requiring manual dexterity or special training in which a person has competence and experience:
the skill of cabinetmaking.
Obsolete. understanding; discernment.
Obsolete. reason; cause.

skill

[ skil ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

Archaic.

to matter.
to help; avail.

skill

/ ��ɪ�� /

noun

special ability in a task, sport, etc, esp ability acquired by training
something, esp a trade or technique, requiring special training or manual proficiency
obsolete.
understanding

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Derived Forms

ˈ��쾱��-��, adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of skill¹

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English, from Old Norse skil “distinction, difference”; cognate with Dutch geschil “difference, quarrel”; skill ²( def )

Origin of skill²

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English skilien, from Old Norse skilja “to distinguish, divide,” akin to skil ( skill ¹( def ) ), Old English scylian “to separate,” Gothic skilja “b�ܳٳ��,” Lithuanian ��é��پ� “to split”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of skill¹

C12: from Old Norse skil distinction; related to Middle Low German ��ŧ��, Middle Dutch geschil difference

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China has engineers who can meet the high quality specifications on Apple products and the U.S. doesn’t have that great a number of engineers with those same skills, Harwit said.

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The past and present were melded in that UCLA-LSU matchup, exemplifying the skill seen and fun of following women’s sports.

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Cain also met a young man at a cocktail-making class from a favela who had previously been shot - but was now choosing to learn new skills.

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“Incredible. Fifty-two points with people draped all over him all game long. The conditioning. The skill. The audacity. The belief. It’s just incredible to watch Steph at work.”

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“It allows individuals without a lot of time, money and, frankly, skill you would normally need, to generate some pretty eye-popping content. That is really cool, you can’t argue,” he said….

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