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skills

/skɪlz/

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What does skills mean?

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of skill

noun

  1. plural of skill

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IPA pronunciation

/skɪlz/

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Over the longer-term, Bangkok must produce more college graduates with technical training and upgrade workers' skills to continue its rapid economic development.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1993 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #87
Under the present order of things, skills, industry, and prompt, vigilant action are rewarded.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117
More book examples (3)
I should have given it you today morning, but as a madman’s epistles are no gospels, so it skills not much when they are delivered.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
We must use our skills and knowledge and, at times, our substance, to help others rise from misery, however far the scene of suffering may be from our shores.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
We think of walking, talking, playing the piano, the specialized skills characteristic of the etcher, the surgeon, the bridge-builder, as if they were simply ease, deftness, and accuracy on the part of the organism.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852