competent
21competent — com|pe|tent [ kampıtənt ] adjective * 1. ) capable of doing something in a satisfactory or effective way: a competent worker competent to do something: Is he really competent to run the switchboard? competent at: She is very competent at… …
22competent */*/ — UK [ˈkɒmpɪtənt] / US [ˈkɑmpɪtənt] adjective 1) capable of doing something in a satisfactory or effective way a competent worker competent to do something: Is he really competent to run the switchboard? competent at: She is very competent at… …
23competent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, suitable, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French, from Latin competent , competens, from present participle of competere Date: 15th century 1. proper or rightly pertinent 2. having requisite or adequate ab …
24competent — [[t]kɒ̱mpɪtənt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is competent is efficient and effective. He was a loyal, distinguished and very competent civil servant. ...a competent performance. Derived words: competently ADV GRADED ADV with v, ADV adj The… …
25competent — Duly qualified; answering all requirements; having sufficient capacity, ability or authority; possessing the requisite physical, mental, natural or legal qualifications; able; adequate; suitable; sufficient; capable; legally fit. A testator may… …
26competent — Duly qualified; answering all requirements; having sufficient capacity, ability or authority; possessing the requisite physical, mental, natural or legal qualifications; able; adequate; suitable; sufficient; capable; legally fit. A testator may… …
27competent — adj. 1 a (usu. foll. by to + infin. or for) or adequately qualified or capable (not competent to drive). b effective (a competent batsman). 2 Law (of a judge, court, or witness) legally qualified or qualifying. Derivatives: competently adv.… …
28competent — adjective 1) a competent carpenter Syn: capable, able, proficient, adept, adroit, accomplished, complete, skillful, skilled, credentialed, gifted, talented, expert; good, excellent; informal great, mean, wicked …
29competent — competently, adv. /kom pi teuhnt/, adj. 1. having suitable or sufficient skill, knowledge, experience, etc., for some purpose; properly qualified: He is perfectly competent to manage the bank branch. 2. adequate but not exceptional. 3. Law. (of a …
30competent — adjective a) Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications. He is a competent skier and an expert snowboarder. b) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question …
