Meaning

1 senses
  1. (UK, slang)Great, excellent.

Examples

802 sentences
  1. I think if I talked more often with a native speaker, my English skills would improve quickly.

    Гадаю, що якби я частіше розмовляв з носієм мови, моє знання англійської швидко поліпшилося би. — deniko

    ruДумаю, если бы я чаще говорил с носителем языка, мои знания английского быстро бы улучшились. — odexed

    deWenn ich mich öfter mit einem Muttersprachler unterhielte, würde sich meine Fertigkeit im Englischen, denke ich, schnell verbessern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Students should develop their reading skills.

    ruСтуденты должны развивать свои навыки чтения. — odexed

  3. Swimming is a very useful skill.

    ruПлавание — очень полезный навык. — odexed

  4. He's proud of his math skills.

  5. Tom doesn't have great people skills.

Origin

From Middle English skill, skille (also schil, schile), from Old Norse skil (“a distinctio

From Middle English skill, skille (also schil, schile), from Old Norse skil (“a distinction, discernment, knowledge”), from Proto-Germanic *skilją (“separation, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”). Cognate with Danish skel (“a separation, boundary, divide”), Swedish skäl (“reason”), Dutch verschil (“difference”) and schillen (“to separate the outer layer (schil) from the product”, verb).

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Forms

skiller, skillest
Comparativeskiller Lesson
Superlativeskillest Lesson

regular

Collocations

10 patterns
  • skilled chess player
  • the necessary skills
  • is a skilled
  • a skilled chess
  • have the skill
  • necessary skills
  • skilled chess
  • skill to do
  • the skill to
  • people skills

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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