capacity
Collocations
34(noun.) amount held/produced
ADJ
high, large
The new stadium has a large capacity and can hold up to 50,000 spectators.
limited, small
maximum, total
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 80,000 people for concerts and sporting events.
excess, spare
The factory had excess capacity after the large order was cancelled.
economic, productive
earning
Learning new skills can improve your earning capacity over time.
carrying, nuclear, seating, storage | engine, lung
VERB + CAPACITY
have
be filled/packed to
The stadium was packed to capacity for the final match of the season.
expand, increase | reduce
CAPACITY + NOUN
audience, crowd
PHRASES
operate/work at full capacity
(noun.) ability
ADJ
amazing, enormous, great, remarkable | limited
innate, natural
Dogs show a natural capacity for learning commands when trained from a young age.
intellectual, mental
human
Our brains have an amazing human capacity to learn new languages throughout our lives.
VERB + CAPACITY
have
lose
After the accident, he lost the capacity to remember faces from his childhood.
increase | reduce, restrict
PREP
beyond your ~
Working full-time while studying was beyond his capacity, so he decided to focus on his degree.
within your ~
Building a new website was within my capacity, so I decided to do it myself.
~ for
My grandfather has an incredible capacity for remembering people's names.
(noun.) official position
ADJ
official | personal, private, unofficial, voluntary | professional | acting, caretaker | advisory | judicial
VERB + CAPACITY
act in, work in
She acted in a supervisory capacity at the local community center for three years.
PREP
in your ~
The director spoke to the parents in her capacity as a senior educator at the school.