competent
[adjective]
Synonyms: able, adequate, capable, fit, proficient, qualified, suitable

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Antonyms: incompetent
Related Words: adept, finished, masterly, polished

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

com‧pe‧tent /ˈkɒmpətənt, ˈkɒmpɪtənt $ ˈkɑːm-/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: 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 Antonym : incompetent:
A competent mechanic should be able to fix the problem.
very/highly/extremely competent
She’s a highly competent linguist.
competent to do something
I don’t feel competent to give an opinion at the moment.
He is the only party leader competent enough to govern this country.

2. satisfactory but not especially good:
The workmen did a competent job.

3. technical having normal mental abilities:
We believe the patient was not mentally competent.
A psychiatrist said McKibben was competent to stand trial.

4. [not before noun] law having the legal power to deal with something in a court of law
competent to do something
This court is not competent to hear your case.
—competently adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

competent
adj.
VERBS be, feel, look, seem | become | make sb A year of college had made her more socially competent.
consider sb, regard sb as He was not considered competent to teach seven-year-olds.
ADV. extremely, highly, very a small number of highly competent officials
fully, perfectly | fairly, moderately, quite, reasonably | mentally She was mentally competent and she had the capacity to decide for herself.
socially, technically
PREP. in She is competent in five languages.

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