Competent

  • 11Compĕtent — (v. lat.), 1) schicklich, zulässig, befugt, rechtmäßig; 2) Mitbewerber …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 12Competent — Competent, lat., befugt, rechtmäßig …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 13competent — capable, qualified, *able Analogous words: *proficient, skillful, skilled, adept, expert, masterly: efficient, *effective Antonyms: incompetent Contrasted words: *incapable, unqualified: inefficient, *ine …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 14competent — [adj] able adapted, adequate, all around, appropriate, au fait, being a pistol*, capable, clever, complete, crisp, decent, dynamite, efficient, endowed, enough, equal, fireball*, fit, fool, good, know ins and outs*, know one’s business*, know… …

    New thesaurus

  • 15competent — adj. 1) highly competent 2) competent as (he is competent as a teacher) 3) competent at, in (she is competent in her field) 4) competent to + inf. (she is competent to teach history; competent to stand trial) * * * [ kɒmpɪt(ə)nt] in (she is… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 16competent — com|pe|tent [ˈkɔmpıtənt US ˈka:m ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of competere to be suitable ; COMPETE] 1.) having enough skill or knowledge to do something to a satisfactory standard ≠ ↑incompetent ▪ A… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17COMPÉTENT — ENTE. adj. T. de Jurispr. Qui appartient, qui est dû. Il ne se dit, en ce sens, que D une portion de quelque bien, de quelque héritage ; encore est il peu usité. Le père a donné à chacun de ses enfants leur portion compétente.   Il signifie aussi …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 18competent — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become ▪ make sb ▪ A year of college had made her more socially competent …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 19competent — adjective 1 having enough skill or knowledge to do something to a satisfactory standard: She s a highly competent linguist. | competent to do sth: I don t feel competent to give an opinion at the moment. 2 a piece of work, performance etc that is …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20competent — 01. Sergei is a very [competent] worker, perhaps the best we have. 02. I m kind of a new skier, so I don t really feel [competent] enough to go down a really steep slope. 03. Dr. Singh s [competency] as a surgeon is unquestioned; she is simply… …

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