skill

Definitions


[skɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the ability to do something well
(e.g: it was difficult work, taking great skill)


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Origin:
late Old English scele ‘knowledge’, from Old Norse skil ‘discernment, knowledge’


[skɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- train (a worker) to do a particular task
(e.g: training firms are already seeing a boost from companies looking to skill employees in cloud technologies)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Old English scele ‘knowledge’, from Old Norse skil ‘discernment, knowledge’




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