{
    "term": "skill",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the ability to do something well",
            "sensetop": "skill in (doing) somethingskill at (doing) something with skill",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The job **requires skill** and an eye for detail."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What made him remarkable as a photographer was his skill in capturing the moment.",
                    "contextForm": "skill in (doing) something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I admired her skill at catching fish.",
                    "contextForm": "skill at (doing) something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She plays the part with great skill.",
                    "contextForm": "with skill"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I enjoy playing squash, despite my **lack of skill**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is a negotiator of considerable skill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She performed the task with great skill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "With consummate skill, she steered the conversation away from any embarrassing subjects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a feat requiring skill and patience"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an operation that called for a high degree of skill"
                },
                {
                    "text": "his skill at painting"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "consummate", "extraordinary"],
                "… of skills": ["range", "set"],
                "verb + skill": ["have", "possess", "combine"],
                "skill + noun": ["level", "set", "acquisition"],
                "preposition": ["with skill", "skill as", "skill at"],
                "phrases": ["a degree of skill", "a level of skill", "a lack of skill"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a particular ability or type of ability",
            "sensetop": "skill as somethingskill to do somethingskill of something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**communication/language/leadership skills**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**practical/technical skills**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had poor **social skills** and often offended people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'll **learn** basic **skills** like reading a compass and setting up camp."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wants to **develop her skills** as a writer.",
                    "contextForm": "skill as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He lacks the necessary skills to run a farm.",
                    "contextForm": "skill to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She trained him in the skills of navigation.",
                    "contextForm": "skill of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I went on the course to **hone my** computing **skills**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These classes help people to **improve their** literacy **skills**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "No special **skills or knowledge** are required for the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need people with practical skills like carpentry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Does she have the skills required for the job?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Alcohol can impact cognitive and motor skills severely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He lacked the requisite skills for the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I decided to find a career to match my skills and abilities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is important to develop good study skills."
                },
                {
                    "text": "School helps children to master the skills necessary to live in our society."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She attends regular training weekends to sharpen her skills."
                },
                {
                    "text": "School-leavers lacked basic literacy and numeracy skills."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had to develop a whole new set of skills when she changed job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has good organizational skills."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country is facing a skills shortage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The manager must harness the skills of the workers to firm objectives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The project will help to develop children's literacy skills."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Veterinarians combine the skills of a surgeon, radiologist, dietitian and much more."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a course that will test the skills of any golfer"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a mastery of basic language skills"
                },
                {
                    "text": "training in problem-solving and other marketable skills"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "consummate", "extraordinary"],
                "… of skills": ["range", "set"],
                "verb + skill": ["have", "possess", "combine"],
                "skill + noun": ["level", "set", "acquisition"],
                "preposition": ["with skill", "skill as", "skill at"],
                "phrases": ["a degree of skill", "a level of skill", "a lack of skill"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skɪl/",
                "audio": "sk/skill/skill__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skɪl/",
                "audio": "sk/skill/skill__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Old English scele ‘knowledge’, from Old Norse skil ‘discernment, knowledge’."
}