capacity

/kəˈpæ.sɪ.ti/
noun 5adj 1

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(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

2

(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.

3

(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.

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