(obsolete) Suitableness.
Having nearly completed the Hikkikomori route I can now solidly say I don't like the emotion system in Omori very much. It's thematically blunt, kind of annoying to engage with, and precludes the ability for the game…
Trump only causes problems, he has no ability to solve them.
(obsolete) Suitableness.
This phone has the ability to have its software upgraded wirelessly.
“Having nearly completed the Hikkikomori route I can now solidly say I don't like the emotion system in Omori very much. It's thematically blunt, kind of annoying to engage with, and precludes the ability for the game to have any kind of more interesting elemental system”
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I suspect there is a huge number of lists. What is lacking is willpower. Those with the most ability to act are politicians. They have their own skeletons in the cupboard to protect, and can see future opportunities…
“Trump only causes problems, he has no ability to solve them.”
“I suspect there is a huge number of lists. What is lacking is willpower. Those with the most ability to act are politicians. They have their own skeletons in the cupboard to protect, and can see future opportunities to exploit (and the precedent to justify them).”
“Taylor Swift fan accounts who follow back everyone immediately may be subject to a temporary hold on your ability to feel things publicly in order to maintain plausible deniability about what this fandom has done.”
““Increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere alter plant development by speeding growth and boosting sugars while disrupting their ability to absorb key minerals, like zinc and iron.” Climate change is bad news in every way.”
The legal wherewithal to act.
"ability" means the legal wherewithal to act. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"ability" is informal English meaning the legal wherewithal to act. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "the legal wherewithal to act" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "ability" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“According to it, having an ability means one would perform the action in question if one tried to do so.”
“06. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ability_(magazine)#cite_ref-6 "Jump up")**["United Nations Partners with Ability to Raise Awareness"](http://www.abilitymagazine.com/UN-ABILITY.html).”
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
This wood has the ability to fight off insects, fungus, and mold for a considerable time.