# skilled

Pronunciation: say "SKILD" /skɪld/

## Adjective

1. Having or showing the ability to do something well, usually from training or experience.
   - Simple: Good at doing something because of practice or training.
   - _A skilled negotiator can find common ground where others see only conflict._
   - _The delicate repair required someone genuinely skilled with electronics._
2. Requiring special abilities or training to carry out competently.
   - Simple: Needing special training or ability before you can do it.
   - _Carpentry is skilled labor, and good tradespeople are always in demand._
   - _The position is highly skilled and calls for several years of formal study._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of skill. — simple past and past participle of skill
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of skill. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.

## Origin

**Meanings 1–2** — Formed from the noun "skill" combined with the suffix "-ed".
**Meaning 3** — Derived from the verb "skill".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/skilled (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).