mental capability

collocation in English

meaningsofmentalandcapability

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mental
adjective
uk
/ˈmen.təl/us
/-t̬əl/
relating to the mind, or involving the process ...
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capability
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the ability to ...
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(Definition ofmentalandcapabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some formed a judgement from their own perceptions of the older person's 'mentalcapability'.
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Participation requires a certain level of physical andmentalcapability.
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A stare that gives off the impression that hismentalcapabilityis improving since his accident.
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These benefits also extend beyond the physical, with studies showing that a healthy heart is closely linked to a healthy functionmentalcapability.
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Mental calculation is said to improvementalcapability, increases speed of response, memory power, and concentration power.
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He is without blemish physically and his mental capabilities are good.
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They dress in somber brown leather, appear unkempt, have thementalcapabilityof 10-year-olds, and are eager to play chicken and use violence at slightest irritation.
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Raven's parents both occupy professions that require a lot ofmentalcapability.
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The court then moved on to questions of her mental capabilities and physical health.
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They are revolutionary - they do not have preconceptions, and at the age of twelve they have alert mental capabilities that have not yet been stultified by school and family.
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To me this means that disabled people must be able to retain their integrity however restricted their physical or mental capabilities may be.
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They tend to discriminate in favour of those who possess all their physical and mental capabilities.
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It is up to those of us who have all our physical and mental capabilities to do what we can to help those who are less fortunate than ourselves.
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She emerged with superhuman physical and mental capabilities.
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There exist also people with a condition known as savant syndrome that have superhuman mental capabilities.
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Intense indoctrination and conditioning strengthens the recruit's resolve and increases mental capabilities, honing them into dedicated and merciless warriors.
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In setting up each group, age, personality and physical and mental capabilities are taken into account.
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While merged into their collective state, the brothers possess the sum total of their combined physical and mental capabilities.
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The diet improved the patients' mental capabilities, in contrast to their medication, potassium bromide, which dulled the mind.
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He was interested in the relationship between anatomical features of the brain and mental capabilities, such as intelligence.
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