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adjective
- 1. having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully: "a highly competent surgeon"
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having the skills or knowledge to do something well enough to meet a basic standard: [ + to infinitive ] All we want is someone competent to manage the staff. law having enough mental ability for a particular purpose: [ + to infinitive ] The judge decided that he was competent to stand trial.
The meaning of COMPETENT is proper or rightly pertinent. How to use competent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Competent.
Competent definition: having suitable or sufficient skill, knowledge, experience, etc., for some purpose; properly qualified. See examples of COMPETENT used in a sentence.
If you are competent, you have the necessary ability or skills to do something. If you can carry a heavy tray of food and store a table's worth of orders in your head, you are probably a competent waiter.
4 meanings: 1. having sufficient skill, knowledge, etc; capable 2. suitable or sufficient for the purpose 3. law (of a witness).... Click for more definitions.
having the skills or knowledge to do something well enough to meet a basic standard: [ + to infinitive ] All we want is someone competent to manage the staff. law having enough mental ability for a particular purpose: [ + to infinitive ] The judge decided that he was competent to stand trial.
competent. adjective. /ˈkɒmpɪtənt/ /ˈkɑːmpɪtənt/ having enough skill or knowledge to do something well or to the necessary standard. He's very competent in his work. competent to do something Make sure the firm is competent to carry out the work. I don’t feel competent to comment. competent at something She is highly competent at her job.
adj. 1. having sufficient skill, knowledge, etc; capable. 2. suitable or sufficient for the purpose: a competent answer. 3. (Law) law (of a witness) having legal capacity; qualified to testify, etc. 4. (foll by: to) belonging as a right; appropriate. [C14: from Latin competēns, from competere to be competent; see compete] ˈcompetently adv.
COMPETENT definition: 1. able to do something well: 2. the ability to do something well. Learn more.
Definition of competence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
