English in a Minute: 4 ways to use 'capacity'
Learning English Vocabulary
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🗓️ 24 July 2024
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| 0:00.0 | As a noun, capacity means the total amounts that can be produced or contained. |
| 0:13.2 | The farm is working at full capacity. It can't produce any more milk. The export capacity of the country has increased in recent years. |
| 0:24.8 | Also, as a noun, capacity is a person's ability to do something. You can get the promotion. The |
| 0:32.7 | skills needed are not beyond your capacity. You have to work within the capacity of your abilities. |
| 0:40.8 | Capacity is frequently used in the phrase at capacity, which means full. We can also say |
| 0:47.7 | reach capacity, which means become full. There are no tickets left. The stadium is at capacity. This class has reached capacity. |
| 0:58.6 | I'll add you to the waiting list. We hope understanding this lesson isn't beyond your capacity. |
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